‘I hurt so terribly’: after weeks of detail, Bondi Junction inquest ends with reminder of families’ anguish

Over 20 days, the inquest heard from 50 witnesses, barely any of whom appeared untouched by the incident – but their pain was dwarfed by that of the families. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Elizabeth Young has had her daughter’s Chinese name, Meh Yuk, tattooed onto her left arm.

“Beautiful Jade, the name her grandparents gave her,” the heartbroken mother told the New South Wales coroner’s court on Thursday, sitting close by her dog, Teddy, in the witness box.