Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing: Inside Joel Cauchi's chilling obsession with ... trends now
A 40-year-old man who was known to have mental problems and an obsession with knives is responsible for the shopping centre stabbing that killed six people.
Queensland man Joel Cauchi was shot dead by a lone policewoman mid Saturday afternoon after he stabbed six people to death and injured several more, including a nine-month-old baby, at Westfield Bondi Junction.
Cauchi was named by police during a press conference on Sunday morning with many disturbing details about his life quickly emerging.
He was known for having a strange obsession with knives with his parents at one stage taking his blades from him.
On Saturday, he used a 30cm-long knife to kill five women, including the mother of the injured baby, and a security guard.
Ashlee Good, 38, Dawn Singleton, 25, Jade Young, 47, and Faraz Tahir, 30, have since been identified.
Queensland man Joel Cauchi (pictured) was shot dead by a lone policewoman after killing six people at Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday afternoon
In a disturbing Facebook post (pictured), Cauchi asked to meet with 'people who shoot guns'
Cauchi was an avid social media user and was part of several online communities.
In one frightening incident, he asked a group called 'Outdoor Adventures – Hikes, Water Sports, Snow Boarding, Camping and Etc' about a meeting with people 'who shoot guns'.
'Hi I am looking for groups of people who shoot guns, including handguns, to meet up with, chat with and get to know,' he wrote on December 6, 2020.
'Please send me a DM if you can help me out! I live in Brisbane by the way.'
Three years ago, Cauchi slammed a Queensland knife business for dulling his blades.
'Dealing with this business has been a nightmare for me. I put in two knives (one of which is pretty expensive) to be sharpened and he blunted them both,' he wrote.
'I made sure that I clearly, repeatedly and correctly gave all instructions when I put them in and he blunted them, then was very unhelpful afterwards, either being unable or unwilling to fix the job, leaving me with two blunt knives that are basically useless now.'
It's understood Cauchi was diagnosed with
