Lindt Cafe siege survivor Louisa Hope's desperate plea to help the hero cop who ... trends now
The hero cop who saved lives by taking down the Lindt Cafe siege killer almost 10 years ago still can't be named for legal reasons, and it's hugely affecting his life.
On December 15-16 2014, Islamist terrorist Man Horon Monis held 18 hostages in the Lindt Cafe on Martin Place in Sydney in a 16-hour standoff with police.
Monis was armed with a pump shotgun, which he used to kill cafe manager Tori Johnson, and said he had a bomb in his backpack.
Officer A, who was part of the Alpha team, shot and killed Monis, bringing the siege to an end in the early hours of the morning.
A decade on, hostage Louisa Hope told the Daily Telegraph that Officer A has 'no freedom ... he is still attached to this nightmare all because of a legal situation'.
Sydney Siege hostage Elly Chen runs from the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, Monday, December 15, 2014
On December 15-16 2014, Islamist terrorist Man Horon Monis held 18 hostages in the Lindt Cafe on Martin Place in Sydney in a 16-hour standoff with police (pictured)
Ms Hope, who suffered shrapnel wounds to her foot and stomach, and Officer A have since become friends, with a bond only understood by those who have 'stared down death'.
She said the suppression of his name has prevented him from rebuilding his life after the tragedy and that it stops him for doing what he dearly wants to do - helping victims of crime.
The order keeping his name from the public is still active despite the coronial inquest into the siege being closed.
'The man went to work that day and found himself caught up in a throng of the most challenging matters a police officer could face yet here we are 10 years later and he is still in this limbo
