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Rebel has withdrawn Kangaroos rugby league jerseys from sale after killer Joel Cauchi wore one of the green and gold jumpers during his stabbing rampage at Sydney's Westfield Bondi Junction.
Haunting images of Cauchi stalking shoppers in the Australia national team rugby league jersey began circulating in the aftermath of the April 13 attack and have been widely published in the weeks since the carnage.
Rebel has an outlet on the fifth floor of the Bondi Junction shopping centre, on the same side of the mall as five women and one man were killed by Cauchi.
A spokesman for Rebel confirmed on Monday that sales of Kangaroos apparel at that store and all online sales had been temporarily halted but the company did not wish to comment further.
Daily Mail Australia understands the decision to withdraw the jerseys was made shortly after the Bondi Junction attack in acknowledgement of what had occurred.
Clicking on the Kangaroos section of Rebel's online selection of NRL fan gear leads customers to the message: 'We're sorry, no products were found for your search'.
Rebel has pulled from sale Kangaroos rugby league jerseys like the one killer Joel Cauchi wore on his stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction
Daily Mail Australia understands the decision to withdraw the jerseys was made shortly after the Bondi Junction attack in acknowledgement of what had occurred
In December, the Rebels website was advertising a range of 13 Kangaroos products from jerseys to training shirts, singlets and shorts.
Cauchi, who was originally from Queensland, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia aged 17 and had been sleeping rough since moving to Sydney.
He was shot dead by the first police officer on the scene, Inspector Amy Scott, after heroic members of the public tried to contain him and retail staff locked customers in their shops.
Those killed were: new mum Ashlee Good, 28, bride-to-be Dawn Singleton, 25, architect Jade Young, 47, security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, artist Pikria Darchia, 55 and economics student Yixuan Cheng, 27.
A dozen others were seriously injured in the attack including Ms Good's nine-month-old daughter.
One image taken following the slaughter showed Inspector Scott crouched over Cauchi and calling for assistance as he lay dead on the floor.
Westfield Bondi Junction reopened to shoppers on April 19, after management offered an opportunity to those affected by the atrocity to walk through the complex a day earlier.
Images of Cauchi stalking shoppers in an Australian rugby league jumper
