2024-04-13 20:54:32
On the 13th, a stabbing incident occurred at the ‘Westfield Shopping Mall’ in Sydney, Australia, leaving 7 people dead, including the suspect, and 8 injured. /AP Yonhap News
A stabbing incident occurred at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia on the 13th, killing at least six people and injuring eight others, including a 9-month-old infant. The suspect was shot and killed by police.
According to AP, the incident occurred that day at the Westfield Shopping Center in Bondi Junction, an eastern suburb of Sydney. According to Australian police, the 40-year-old criminal entered the shopping mall at 3:20 pm that day and began stabbing people with a knife. This mall is one of the largest shopping malls in Sydney, and it is said that there were many people when the incident occurred because it was Saturday afternoon.
It is reported that the criminal died at the scene after being shot in the chest by a police officer. According to the AP, this female police officer near the mall located the criminal after hearing stories from people at the center, and she shot the criminal dead to prevent further damage. Six victims, including five women and one man, also died in this accident. One of the dead victims was the mother of a child who was stabbed while trying to protect her daughter. According to local media, the victim, Ash Good, 38, died after being stabbed along with her child and giving her child to an unknown person. The child, who was already injured, was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital and underwent surgery, but her exact condition is not yet known.
The condition of the child who was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital is unknown.
As this accident occurred in Sydney, Australia, where large-scale terrorist incidents do not occur often, the local community was shocked. The BBC reported the situation at the time, saying, “Shoppers ran away screaming and crying, and some hid in the changing rooms,” and “Blood-soaked corpses were scattered outside the luxury store.”
According to the New York Times (NYT), the motive for the crime is still unclear, but there are no signs that it was a ‘hate crime’. One witness told the New York Post, “The criminal was drunk and out of his mind,” and “He was staggering around.”
–
🌎Global issues picked by the Chosun Ilbo International Department! Subscribe to our newsletter ☞ https://page.stibee.com/subscriptions/275739
🌎Solve the international quiz and receive gifts! ☞
1713110640
#Stab #incident #Sydney #shopping #mall.. #people #dead #including #suspect #injured