Sydney knife killer is unmasked: Man, 40, suffering from mental health issues ... trends now
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The knifeman behind the horrific stabbing rampage in Sydney which left six people dead has been identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi.
Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said he was known to police and was 'very clearly' suffering from mental health issues.
Six shoppers were killed during the attack at Bondi Junction's Westfield in Sydney east yesterday afternoon before Cauchi was gunned down by a hero female police officer.
A nine-month-old baby girl remains in ICU in a serious but stable condition.
The knifeman behind the horrific stabbing rampage in Sydney which left six people dead has been identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi
'We know that shortly after coming to Sydney, he took possession of a storage facility that has been identified,' he said.
'We are continuing to work through the profiling of the offender but very clearly to us at this stage it would appear that this is related to the mental health of the individual involved.
'Investigations will very clearly continue through the day.'
New South Wales (NSW) Police
