Top cop makes grim admission about Westfield Bondi stabbing - as devastated ... trends now
NSW police commissioner Karen Webb has revealed it could take weeks before all six victims of the horrific Bondi Junction attack have been identified.
Police commissioner Webb made the admission at a press conference on Sunday, revealing two of the victims were from overseas.
'It may be some time before we can identify all of the victims, because some family members do not reside in Australia,' she said.
Police commissioner Webb said help was being offered to families and friends impacted by the attack.
'A family liaison officer has been appointed to each family for us to work with them in what is an extremely distressing time for them,' she said.
Six innocent people were killed after Joel Cauchi, 40, launched into a terrifying stabbing spree at the local Westfield on Saturday.
Among the victims was 38-year-old mother Ashlee Good and her nine-month-old baby girl Harriet, who was injured and remains in a serious but stable condition.
Cauchi was shot by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott - who was one of the first officers on the scene.
NSW police commissioner Karen Webb has revealed it could take weeks before all six victims of the horrific Bondi Junction attack have been identified
NSW police commissioner Karen Webb said the identification of Saturday's Westfield massacre could take weeks
The bodies of the victims and their attacker were removed Sunday morning from Bondi Junction Westfield
Devastated locals rallied together to show support to the Westfield victims by laying touching tributes at the site of the attack on Sunday.
Residents lay flowers on a nearby pavement outside the Westfield, attaching heartfelt messages to the bouquets.
With what started as one humble pink-flowered bouquet with the simple message of 'R.I.P' and a love heart, the tribute has grown considerably.
Many children were escorted by parents to place their floral tribute at the popular Sydney shopping precinct.
One woman with a
