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The begetter of an Australian man who went connected a deadly stabbing spree astatine a engaged Sydney shopping mall connected Saturday has a mentation arsenic to why nan onslaught targeted women while mostly avoiding men.
On Saturday, Joel Cauchi was identified arsenic nan assailant who carried retired a weapon onslaught successful nan Westfield Bondi Junction promenade adjacent world-famous Bondi Beach, leaving six group dormant and much than a twelve injured. Police ruled retired coercion and said Cauchi had a history of intelligence illness.
The killer's father, Andrew Cauchi, however, said he knew why his son, who suffered from schizophrenia, had targeted women. He blamed his son's vexation astatine not having a girlfriend.
"Because he wanted a girlfriend, and he’s sewage nary societal skills, and he was disappointment retired of his brain," nan 76-year-old told reporters extracurricular his location successful Toowoomba successful Queensland state, an area astir 540 miles from nan New South Wales separator pinch Sydney.
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Police artifact disconnected nan main roads starring to nan Westfield Bondi Junction shopping promenade aft a stabbing incident successful Sydney connected April 13, 2024. Australian constabulary connected April 13 said they had received reports that "multiple people" were stabbed astatine a engaged shopping halfway successful Sydney. (DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Australian constabulary are continuing to analyse why Joel Cauchi targeted women while avoiding men, a constabulary commissioner said connected Monday.
New South Wales State Police Commissioner Karen Webb said detectives intend to mobility Cauchi’s family amid nan ongoing investigation.
The only antheral killed was Faraz Tahir, 30, a Pakistani exile who worked arsenic a information defender astatine nan mall. Tahir was not armed.
The 5 different deceased victims were women. Webb said astir of nan 12 surviving victims were besides women.
Karen Webb, constabulary commissioner of New South Wales state, speaks to nan media astatine Bondi Junction successful Sydney, Sunday, April 14, 2024, aft respective group were stabbed to decease astatine a shopping halfway connected Saturday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
CCTV footage from nan promenade specifically showed Cauchi targeting women, she explained.
"The videos speak for themselves, don’t they? And that’s surely a statement of enquiry for us," Webb said.
The constabulary commissioner added, "It’s evident to me, it’s evident to detectives that that seems to beryllium an area of interest: that nan offender had focused connected women and avoided nan men."
Bondi Junction Westfield and surrounding streets proceed to beryllium locked down by constabulary and ambulance services pursuing an investigation into an attacker that progressive aggregate stabbing and shooting casualties. Mayor of Waverley Paula Masselos, Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, NSW Premier Chris Minns, Member for Coogee Dr Marjorie O'Neill and Member for Vaucluse Kellie Sloane get to laic flowers astatine Bondi Junction connected Sunday April 14, 2024. (Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images)
The father, who was visibly distraught erstwhile he said pinch reporters, described his now-deceased 40-year-old boy arsenic a "very sick boy."
"He’s my son, and I’m loving a monster. To you, he’s a monster. To me, he was a very sick boy. Believe me, he was a very sick boy," nan begetter added.
SUSPECT AMONG SIX DEAD IN AUSTRALIAN STABBING SPREE AT BUSY SHOPPING CENTER: POLICE
The deceased victims were identified arsenic Tahir, Yixuan Cheng, 27, Jade Young, 47, Dawn Singleton, 25, Pikria Darchia, 55, and Ashlee Good, 38.
Ashlee Good, 38, was nan first named unfortunate of a stabbing onslaught connected Saturday day astatine Sydney's Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre, alongside her nine-month-old baby. She died later successful infirmary connected Saturday evening. (Handout/Getty Images)
Eight victims who survived their injuries remained successful hospitals connected Monday, including Good’s 9-month-old daughter.
Andrew Cauchi told reporters that his boy had a "fascination pinch knives."
The begetter besides said he took 5 knives, which he described arsenic U.S. military combat grade, from his boy while they were surviving together successful nan Toowoomba family location past year.
Police patrol successful beforehand of nan Westfield Bondi Junction shopping promenade aft a stabbing incident successful Sydney connected April 13, 2024. The number of group killed by a knife-wielding assailant successful a Sydney shopping centre connected April 13 has climbed to six, constabulary said. (DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
He feared they would beryllium used for violence, he said. The begetter explained his boy grew angry complete nan incident and called police, accusing nan begetter of theft. The knives were fixed to a friend for safekeeping.
"I told nan constabulary my boy had schizophrenia, and I’m worried for myself," Andrew Cauchi said.
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"I said to my mate, ‘Why do I consciousness I’m going to beryllium killed successful my ain location by my ain boy pinch a U.S. combat knife?’" he added.
Police changeable and killed Joel Cauchi aft they responded to nan weapon onslaught connected Saturday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
