Bondi Junction stabbing attack: Update on baby who was stabbed – as mum died protecting her
Police have provided an update on the nine-month-old baby who was stabbed in the Bondi Junction knife attack after her mother died while protecting her.
Baby Harriet’s mother Ashlee Good, 38, was one of six innocent shoppers killed in the horrific random attack in Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday.
The child was taken to hospital in critical condition on Saturday evening.
On Monday morning, police said the baby was in stable condition at Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick, and there had been no further deterioration in her condition.
The update came after Ms Good’s family released a statement on Sunday afternoon.
“Today we are reeling from the devastating loss of Ashlee, a beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend, an extraordinary human being and so much more,” it said.
“We appreciate the well wishes and thoughts from members of the Australian public who have expressed their love for Ashlee and our little girl.”
Baby Harriet’s mother Ashlee Good, 38, was one of six innocent shoppers killed in the horrific random attack in Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday.
The dying mother threw her injured baby into the arms of two strangers and selflessly begged them to help the child.
The hero who took the baby was identified on Nine News shortly after the tragedy.
“The baby was stabbed and yes, the mother was stabbed,” he said. ‘The mother came to me with the baby and threw him at me.
The man said he used clothes from a store to stop the baby’s bleeding.
“I just helped by holding the baby… and trying to compress the baby.”
The two brothers stayed with the mother while they waited for emergency services.
Just hours before the horror unfolded, Mrs Good posted a photo on Instagram with her daughter in her arms.
The two brothers used clothes and shirts from a store to stop the baby’s bleeding
Ms Good was one of six people killed, including five women and one man. In addition, twelve others, including Baby Harriet, were seriously injured before 40-year-old Queensland man Joel Cauchi was shot dead by police.
The investigation continues and a lengthy investigation will investigate the violent and gruesome crime, but the mentally ill attacker’s motive may never be definitively known, Prime Minister Chris Minns told media.
“The truth is there are many women in NSW hospitals and women were targeted by this attacker,” he said.
“It was a terrible day, a terrible weekend for Sydney and NSW and there are millions of people who are grieving right now.”