Bondi Junction stabbings: ‘10 seconds warning’ from security could have saved lives, inquest hears

CCTV screengrab provided to Guardian Australia shows Joel Cauchi at Westfield Bondi Junction. Submissions to the inquest into the seven deaths that day drew to a close on Friday. Composite: X/Saigon Noodle

Had new mother Ashlee Good been given “even 1o seconds’ warning” when Joel Cauchi began his stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction, she might have been able to take evasive action to save her life, a court has heard.

Schizophrenic man Cauchi, 40, killed Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Yixuan Cheng, 27, Pikria Darchia, 55, Dawn Singleton, 25, and Faraz Tahir, 30, and injured 10 others at Westfield Bondi Junction before he was shot and killed by police inspector Amy Scott.