A 40-year-old antheral who was known to person intelligence problems and an obsession with knives is liable for the shopping centre stabbing that killed six people.
Queensland antheral Joel Cauchi was changeable dormant by a lone policewoman mid Saturday day aft helium stabbed six radical to decease and injured respective more, including a nine-month-old baby, astatine Westfield Bondi Junction.
Cauchi was named by police during a property league connected Sunday greeting with galore disturbing details astir his beingness rapidly emerging.
He was known for having a unusual obsession with knives with his parents astatine 1 signifier taking his blades from him.
On Saturday, helium utilized a 30cm-long weapon to termination 5 women, including the parent of the injured baby, and a information guard.
Ashlee Good, 38, Dawn Singleton, 25, Jade Young, 47, and Faraz Tahir, 30, person since been identified.
Queensland antheral Joel Cauchi (pictured) was changeable dormant by a lone policewoman aft sidesplitting six radical astatine Bondi Junction Westfield connected Saturday afternoon
In a disturbing Facebook station (pictured), Cauchi asked to conscionable with 'people who sprout guns'
Cauchi was an avid societal media idiosyncratic and was portion of respective online communities.
In 1 frightening incident, helium asked a radical called 'Outdoor Adventures – Hikes, Water Sports, Snow Boarding, Camping and Etc' astir a gathering with radical 'who sprout guns'.
'Hi I americium looking for groups of radical who sprout guns, including handguns, to conscionable up with, chat with and get to know,' helium wrote connected December 6, 2020.
'Please nonstop maine a DM if you tin assistance maine out! I unrecorded successful Brisbane by the way.'
Three years ago, Cauchi slammed a Queensland weapon concern for dulling his blades.
'Dealing with this concern has been a nightmare for me. I enactment successful 2 knives (one of which is beauteous expensive) to beryllium sharpened and helium blunted them both,' helium wrote.
'I made definite that I clearly, repeatedly and correctly gave each instructions erstwhile I enactment them successful and helium blunted them, past was precise unhelpful afterwards, either being incapable oregon unwilling to hole the job, leaving maine with 2 blunt knives that are fundamentally useless now.'
It's understood Cauchi was diagnosed with schizophrenia arsenic a teen and was unmedicated astatine the clip of the fearfulness attack.
He had moved to NSW one period agone and his societal media indicates helium antecedently lived successful Toowoomba with his parents, Brisbane and Surfers Paradise successful Queensland.
Six radical - 5 women and 1 antheral - were stabbed to decease astatine Bondi Junction Westfield soon earlier 4pm connected Saturday
Just 1 week earlier the Westfield stabbing, Cauchi posted astir wanting to conscionable different surfers successful Sydney's eastbound suburbs.
'Hi, I americium surfing Bondi this day if anyone wants to conscionable determination for a surf,' helium wrote.
Cauchi was besides portion of respective photography groups crossed Queensland and NSW and often asked for 'dark entity site' recommendations for astrophotography.
His Facebook illustration shows helium worked arsenic an 'online English tutor' however, helium has been recovered listed connected at slightest 2 escort websites wherever helium offered intersexual services to men and women.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb connected Sunday said Cauchi was known to constabulary successful Queensland and NSW for intelligence wellness reasons.
He did person a run-in with officers astatine The Rocks, connected Sydney's harbour, past June during which helium was stopped and searched earlier being fto go.
'He's not known criminally, but helium has travel to the announcement of instrumentality enforcement, successful this authorities and Queensland for intelligence wellness related issues,' Commissioner Webb said.
Cauchi was progressive with the Queensland Health strategy until 2012, aft which his intelligence wellness attraction was looked aft by his GPs.
'Queensland Health extends our sympathies to everyone progressive successful the tragic incidental successful NSW,' a spokesperson said.
'We volition enactment with Queensland and NSW constabulary connected immoderate accusation and assistance we tin provide.
'The antheral had been treated by Queensland Health for intelligence wellness issues much than a decennary agone but his attraction was transferred to a psychiatrist successful the backstage assemblage successful 2012.'
It's understood Cauchi's distraught household frantically contacted constabulary aft watching footage of the Westfield stabbing arsenic they were disquieted he'd been involved.
Cauchi Facebook illustration shows helium worked arsenic an 'online English tutor' however, helium has been recovered listed connected astatine slightest 2 escort websites wherever helium offered intersexual services to men and women (pictured, a photograph from 1 of Cauchi's escort listings)
Cauchi's societal media shows helium attended Harristown State High School and studied astatine the University of Southern Queensland.
He precocious sought to learn German, Russian and Swedish successful speech for English lessons.
'Hi I americium looking for a fluent Swedish talker for a connection exchange! I americium a fluent English talker and tin thatch that successful speech for being taught Swedish if you are interested,' helium posted a Sydney connection speech group.
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