Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns

Women 'not a target' of Bondi Junction shopping centre stabbing attack, inquest hears

An unmedicated, mentally ill man was not targeting people but stabbing anyone in his way in a mass stabbing at a busy shopping mall, a lead investigator says.

Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns

Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death, an inquest has heard.

Stabber had ‘preoccupation with death’ before Bondi Junction rampage

This interest in death and murder included searches for serial killers and mass killings both in Australia and overseas.

Bondi Junction Killer Had A ‘Preoccupation With Death’ Before Rampage, Inquest Finds

Joel Cauchi — the man who went on a rampage in Bondi Junction Westfield In April 2024 — had a 'preoccupation in death', the inquest finds.