Bondi Junction stabbings
| Bondi Junction stabbings | |
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Police and paramedics outside the shopping centre | |
Map indicating the location of the incident | |
| Location | Bondi Junction, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°53′29″S 151°15′4″E / 33.89139°S 151.25111°E |
| Date | 13 April 2024 3:32 pm – 3:38 pm (AEST, UTC+10:00) |
| Target | Shoppers at Westfield Bondi Junction, New South Wales Police |
Attack type | Mass stabbing Mass murder Killing spree |
| Weapon | Ka-Bar knife |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 12 |
| Perpetrator | Joel Cauchi |
| Motive | Unknown |
On Saturday 13 April 2024, 40-year-old Joel Cauchi stabbed and killed six people and injured a further twelve in the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Five women and one man died, while the injured included a nine-month-old girl. Cauchi was later fatally shot by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott after he ran at her with a knife in hand.