• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Update on baby girl critically injured in Sydney stabbing massacre after her mother died protecting her

Home> News> World News

Updated 10:20 16 Apr 2024 GMT+1Published 07:28 16 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Update on baby girl critically injured in Sydney stabbing massacre after her mother died protecting her

An update has been issued to the public on the 9-month-old baby following the attack.

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

Following the tragic events in a Sydney shopping centre on Saturday 13 April, police have provided an update on a baby girl who was critically wounded.

Joel Cauchi, 40, from Queensland, Australia, went on a stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Mall, killing six people and injuring numerous others on Saturday.

The perpetrator was shot dead by police following a stand-off in East Sydney.

The attacker looked to target women, but authorities still have not worked out a motive to the attack, attributing it to his history of mental illness.

Advert

Five women were murdered in the spree, including 38-year-old Ashlee Good, 25-year-old Dawn Singleton, 47-year-old Jade Young, 55-year-old Pikria Darchia, 27-year-old Yixuan Cheng and a 30-year-old man named Faraz Tahir.

Seven more were wounded, including the baby girl, who was in hospital on Monday night after her mother, Ashlee Good, sadly succumbed to her injuries in hospital after trying to save her daughter's life after being attacked.

Brothers Danni and Coby du Preez stated that they witnessed the man 'run up to the woman with the baby'.

9News Sydney reported that the siblings took the two to one side to call for help.

They tried to help compress the wounds of both mother and baby after the attack and held the nine-month-old.

Advert

Ashlee's family released a statement about the incident, mourning the 'terrible loss of Ashlee, a beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend, all-round outstanding human and so much more', after her heroic actions, also showing gratitude to the siblings who called for help.

Ashlee Good's baby is improving in condition. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Ashlee Good's baby is improving in condition. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park provided an positive update on the baby girl, revealing that her condition had improved.

He said: "Pleasingly, we have seen the nine-month-old baby in the children's hospital at Randwick have her condition downgraded from critical to serious.

"We hope to have her on a ward over the next few days."

Advert

New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb stated that detectives would go to Queensland to speak to Cauchi's family and friends to better understand what the offender was thinking.

She said: "He had a fascination with knives, we've been told that. What else was on his mind we really don't know."

His family have said that he lived with schizophrenia among other mental illnesses for decades, moving from Queensland to Sydney last month (March).

Andrew Cauchi, the killer's father, stated: "He wanted a girlfriend and he has no social skills and he was frustrated out of his brain."

The mother saved her baby's life with her actions. (Instagram)
The mother saved her baby's life with her actions. (Instagram)

Advert

The horrific incident caused hundreds of people to flee the shopping centre, with different people uploading footage of their view of the chaos to social media.

People have praised the police officer that apprehended the attacker and shot him, before trying to administer CPR to him prior to Cauchi being declared dead.

There is currently a memorial situated near the shopping centre, with floral tributes being made by members of the public, with the possibility of it being made permanent in the conversation.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram / Family Handout

Topics: Australia, Crime, Parenting, Health, World News

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

X

@joshnair10

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Emily Willis court case update as adult star's mother sues rehab centre after cardiac arrest led to suspected locked-in syndrome
  • Mother of nine-year-old Southport stabbing victim speaks out for the first time since her tragic murder
  • Major update on critically injured passengers onboard flight hit by severe turbulence killing one
  • British teen jailed in Dubai after having sex with girl on holiday

Choose your content:

2 hours ago
3 hours ago
4 hours ago
  • 2 hours ago

    Scientists answer bizarre theory that your knuckles get bigger the more you crack them

    Scientists have finally answered the most common questions about cracking your knuckles

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Police officers ‘pepper sprayed and tasered’ amputee, 92, in care home three weeks before his death

    Two police officers have been accused of allegedly assaulting a 93-year-old care home resident

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    Hour-by-hour timeline of impact 36-hour fast has on body as jaw dropping simulation shows major effects

    36 hours of fasting can have a big impact on your body

    News
  • 4 hours ago

    Experts warn three areas are at risk of being hit by 1,000ft 'mega-tsunami'

    A new study has given a bleak prediction for residents living in these places

    News