Sydney knife attack: Witnesses recount heroic act of dead mother protecting her 9-month-old baby

Ashlee Good, a 38-year-old Australian mother, did everything to protect her 9-month-old baby during the knife attack in a shopping center in Sydney this Saturday, April 13, 2024.

This Saturday, April 13, a man attacked several people with a knife in a shopping center in Sydney, at Westfield Bondi Junction. The events, which occurred shortly before 4 p.m. (6 a.m. French time), left at least six dead and a dozen injured.

The assailant was neutralized by police officer Amy Scott. Known to the police services of the neighboring state of Queensland, Joel Cauchi, 40, was suffering psychiatric problems.

Among those hospitalized is a nine-month-old baby, in serious but stable condition, police said this Sunday. His mother, Ashlee Good, died from her injuries. Aged 38, she was shopping with her daughter when the shopping center attacker targeted them, armed with a knife.

"I just wanted to help"

Witnesses report that Ashlee tried to intervene to protect and save her baby after they were both stabbed. Seized with an instinct for survival and despite the severity of her injuries, the mother took her daughter and entrusted her to two men she did not know.

"When the mother came to me with the baby and gave it to me, I just took it", one of the men told 9News. "I just wanted to help, by holding the baby and trying to stop the flow of blood", a- he said.

The baby’s condition is stable

Emergency transported to hospital, Ashlee Good died of her injuries shortly after her arrival this Saturday evening. Her 9-month-old daughter underwent surgery at another hospital. His condition is stable, police said this Sunday.

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