SYDNEY, April 15 — Australian police today said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women,...
Australian police today said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney ’s beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women. — Reuters pic SYDNEY , April 15 — Australian police today said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney ’s beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene.
“It’s obvious to me, it’s obvious to detectives that seems to be an area of interest that the offender focused on women and avoided the men,” New South Wales state Police Commissioner Karen Webb told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.Witnesses described how attacker Joel Cauchi, 40, wearing shorts and an Australian national rugby league jersey, ran through the mall with a knife. He was killed by Inspector Amy Scott, who confronted him solo while he was on the rampage.
Violent crimes such as Saturday’s stabbing are rare in the country of about 27 million people, which has some of the world’s toughest gun and knife laws.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said “the gender breakdown... was concerning” when asked on ABC Radio if it was a gender-motivated attack.
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