Kyle Sandilands' family member among first victims stabbed in Bondi
Kyle Sandilands became emotional as he described how his wife’s relative Yvonne Wineberg was one of the first women targeted during the terrifying stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday.
Speaking to co-host Jackie “O” Henderson and newsreader Brooklyn Ross, on The Kyle & Jackie O show Monday morning, Sandilands revealed: “One of the first women to get stabbed in the shoulder was a family member of ours.
“She’s a very close family member to my wife.
“So, we were watching it on TV, and saw one of our families were involved and carted off to hospital.”
He also said that a Bondi lifeguard, who was trapped in Myer during the incident after the store had pulled down their shutters to keep shoppers safe, had asked to be let out so he could help Wineberg.
“He could see our family member that got stabbed laying on the ground. There was so much blood.
“He said, ‘if I don’t get to her, she’s losing too much blood’, so they let him out, and he rendered assistance before the paramedics arrived.”
Sandilands didn't name the lifeguard, but shared the horrors the lifeguard witnessed during the attack.
“He said every 50 foot there was another person laying in a pile of blood — all the way down the mall,” the KIIS FM star said.
Wineberg was released from hospital on Sunday afternoon.
NSW Police identified Joel Cauchi as the killer on Sunday.
He was fatally shot just minutes after he left six dead and 12 injured during the terrifying attack at the shopping centre on Saturday night.
Cauchi's parents have spoken out and expressed their devastation and disbelief at their son's actions, describing the attack as "truly horrific".
They also said that they "have no issues with the police officer who shot our son as she was only doing her job to protect others and we hope she is coping alright.”
Cauchi's victims included Pikria Darchia, 55, Ashlee Good, 38; Faraz Tahir, 30; Dawn Singleton, 25; Jade Young, 47; and Yixuan Cheng, 25.
A dozen others – mostly women – were also injured, including Good’s nine-month old baby girl.
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