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The heroic brothers who saved the nine-month-old baby girl stabbed in the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre are struggling to cope in the aftermath of the horror.
Brothers Joe and Rick Tomarchio were at the shopping centre in Sydney's eastern suburbs last Saturday when crazed Joel Cauchi, 40, killed six and injured a dozen more.
Fatally-wounded new mum Dr Ashlee Good, 38, threw her daughter Harriet into Joe's hands in a bid to save the tot's life after Cauchi stabbed them both in his frenzied attack.
The brothers rushed the mother and daughter to a nearby shop where they tried to stem their blood loss as the mass killing continued throughout the mall.
Minutes later, they were hailed heroes after their bravery was caught on camera as they left the shopping centre in shock at the horrific events - but they have since retreated from public view and shunned the spotlight.
Brothers Rick (left) and Joe Tomarchio (right) helped save a nine-month-old baby's life during the Bondi massacre on Saturday
The baby's mother Ashlee Good (pictured) is one of the six people killed in the brutal attack
Sal Tomarchio said his sons were 'a bit upset' following the tragic event last weekend
Now a friend has told Daily Mail Australia how the pair have been heavily impacted by the tragedy as they deal with their own grief grief over the carnage they saw.
'He [Rick] is very shaken up,’ said a friend who did not wish to be named. ‘They both aren't doing well.'
On Friday, their parents, Salvatore 'Sal' Tomarchio and his wife Mary, broke their silence outside the family home in Glenfield, south-west Sydney.
They said the traumatised brothers are still coming to terms with the shocking scenes inside the blood-soaked shopping centre.
‘They did a great thing to help to help people,’ Sal said. ‘They're just a bit upset, you know.’
Mary added: ‘They will speak when they are ready.’
On Friday, Joe bunkered down behind closed doors and drawn blinds at his cliffside mansion in Sydney's ritzy eastern suburbs.
According to a friend, he is still closely connected to his Campbelltown roots despite now living near stars like David and Candice Warner and Guy Sebastian.
He was hailed a hero on Saturday after carrying the critically-injured
