Baby stabbed in Sydney attack is out of intensive care
The baby was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
A nine-month-old baby who was injured in the Sydney attack has been moved out of intensive care.
The baby, called Harriet, was stabbed during the attack by Joel Cauchi, 40, in Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre on Saturday.
She is now in a serious but stable condition after she was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
New South Wales health minister Ryan Park said there is ‘a big change and a significant improvement’ and that he is ‘delighted’ by the news.
The baby’s mum, Ashlee Good, was one of the six people murdered by Cauchi who was eventually shot dead by a police officer.
A GoFundMe page in Ashlee’s memory has raised £259,000 so far for her daughter.
Seven other people who were injured in Saturday’s attack remain in hospital care, according to 9News.
Another six people who were also injured have now been discharged from hospital.
Five of the six people stabbed to death by Joel Cauchi, 40, in the Westfield Bondi Junction complex were women.
Cauchi advertised himself online as a male escort and tried to join groups of gun owners.
He was known to authorities but had not been arrested or charged before he committed the attack on Saturday.
Cauchi first started struggling with his mental health at the age of 17, his parents and Queensland Police confirmed.
It has also been announced that a French national who threw a bollard at Cauchi will be granted Australian citizenship.
Damien Guerot, dubbed ‘Bollard Man’, has been promised the right to remain by Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese.
He could be seen throwing a bollard down the escalator to prevent Cauchi from reaching a children’s play area.
He said: ‘We saw him going down so we followed him from the top. We tried to maybe throw the bollard to him but we couldn’t.
‘We didn’t think. You cannot think in that moment. His eyes were like empty eyes… he wasn’t there.’
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