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Record summary
- Date
- Saturday 13 April 2024
- Location
- Bondi Junction
- Employer or operator
- Bondi Junction shopping centre
- Type
- Stabbing attack at shopping centre
- Deaths
- 1Deceased:
- Injured
- One security guard with stomach wound, hospitalised
What happened
Incident Overview
On Saturday, 13 April 2024, a fatal stabbing occurred at Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, NSW. Security guard Faraz Tahir, a Pakistani emigrant on his first day of work, was fatally stabbed in the chest during a multi-victim attack. A second security guard, Muhammad Taha, was also wounded in the same incident.
NSW Police attended the scene and apprehended the attacker. The incident resulted in six fatalities across multiple locations during the assailant’s rampage.
- Fatalities:
- Deceased:
- Injuries:
- None reported.
- Deceased:
NSW Police apprehended the attacker, Joel Cauchi, at the scene. The incident forms part of a broader multi-location stabbing spree that resulted in six deaths across Sydney on the same day. NSW Police and the Coroner’s office are investigating the circumstances of all fatalities.
In Summary
NSW Police are continuing their investigation into the stabbing attack at Bondi Junction shopping centre on 13 April 2024. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information relevant to the investigation is urged to contact NSW Police on 131 444 or submit a report via the online crime stoppers portal at crimestoppers.com.au.