Royals issue heartfelt statement after Bondi attack
The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a heartfelt message to the victims and survivors of the deadly stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday.
William and Kate took to Instagram to share the statement, after six people were killed and 12 others injured following the violent attack.
"We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events in Sydney earlier today," the royals wrote on Saturday.
"Our thoughts are with all those affected, including the loved ones of those lost and the heroic emergency responders who risked their own lives to save others."
Tributes have also poured in for the other victims, who were tragically killed in the attack.
Dawn Singleton, 25, was planning her wedding at the time of the stabbing, and was shopping for make-up before she was tragically killed by Joel Cauchi.
“Dawn, I should be writing your wedding speech, but instead I sit here sobbing,” her friend Jade O’Connor wrote on Facebook.
“This year you were meant to get married to the love of your life — I’m so heartbroken and (I) can’t believe this reality.”
Ashlee Good, 38, died protecting her baby girl from Cauchi, after passing her injured 9-month-old to bystanders.
Her family have said that they were "reeling from the terrible loss of Ashlee, a beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend, all-round outstanding human and so much more".
Faraz Tahir, 30, a security guard working at the shopping centre, reportedly started his first day shift at the centre on the day that he was murdered.
“It’s very tragic news — this is something which you don’t expect at all,” his friend Adnan Qadir told Sunrise.
“It is hard for me to fathom he was with me 72 hours before the tragedy and then we lost him in such circumstances.”
“He was a great guy — he keeps other people’s interests ahead of his own.
“Had a lot of ambition for his future ... Just settling into his new country.
“He was looking forward to a stable career, to make a family up here. It is just sad how it all ended up," Qadir said.
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