Australian police are currently investigating the motive behind a tragic incident that occurred at a busy Sydney shopping mall over the weekend. The lone assailant, identified as Joel Cauchi, stabbed six people to death and injured more than a dozen others at the Westfield Bondi Junction mall near Bondi Beach. The assailant, who was shot and killed by police during the attack, targeted women while avoiding men.
Authorities have ruled out terrorism as a motive and have stated that the 40-year-old assailant had a history of mental illness. Police Commissioner Karen Webb mentioned that detectives are looking into Cauchi's background and will question his family to determine his motive. CCTV footage from the mall clearly shows that Cauchi specifically targeted women during the attack.
