Amy Scott: Who is the 'hero' police officer who single-handedly stopped Sydney attacker Joel Cauchi?

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Six people were killed in the attack and 12 others are in hospital after the knifeman went on a rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre.

As a knife-wielding man went on a stabbing spree in Sydney's biggest mall, one lone officer put an end to his deadly rampage. Amy Scott single-handedly confronted the attacker, now identified by police as Joel Cauchi, as he roamed through Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre having knifed several people. Inspector Scott pursued Cauchi, and eventually came face-to-face with him on floor five of the complex. As he lunged at her with the blade, she shot and killed him.

'When I said to her 'thank you for your courage' she said 'it was not just me, the bystanders around me were so helpful'.' ' so humble, it's just typical of a NSW police officer,' she added. Footage shows one bystander confronting Cauchi on an escalator, fending him off with what appears to be a bollard.

 

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