Key Points
- A police officer who shot the man who fatally stabbed six people in Bondi has been commended for her bravery.
- NSW Police inspector Amy Scott brought an end to Joel Cauchi’s rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield on 13 April.
- Six people were killed in the attack with another dozen injured.
The police officer who single-handedly pursued, confronted and shot dead the man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre has been publicly commended for her bravery.
NSW Police inspector Amy Scott has been hailed a hero for bringing an end to Joel Cauchi’s stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction Westfield on 13 April.
Scott was performing routine checks near the shopping centre when the incident unfolded.
After bystanders directed her to the scene, the officer approached the 40-year-old Queensland man on level five of the complex as shoppers fled and others lay injured.
When Cauchi refused to put the knife down, Scott fired one shot to his chest, sending him to the ground.
She then walked over and gave him CPR until paramedics arrived but Cauchi was unable to be revived.
Amy Scott (centre) received the Commissioners Valour Award from NSW Police commissioner Karen Webb during a ceremony at the NSW Police Academy. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the officer’s courage in responding to danger.
“There is no doubt that she saved lives,” he told those gathered at a memorial for the victims in April.
“It’s a reminder that those people who wear uniform are people who rush to danger, not away from it,” he said.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has also praised the officer’s “instinctive bravery” as she “ran towards danger” and “without a shadow of a doubt, saved many, many lives”.
Cauchi’s family later issued a statement, saying Scott “was only doing her job to protect others, and we hope she is coping alright”.
Six people were killed in the attack with another dozen injured.
Five women — Ashlee Good, 38, Dawn Singleton, 25, Pikria Darchia, 55, Jade Young, 47, and Yixuan Cheng, 27 — were killed, along with security guard Faraz Tahir, 30.
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