Bondi stabbing victim Ashlee Good’s family break their silence – and provide a major update on baby girl who was stabbed
The family of 38-year-old Ashlee Good released a statement on Sunday after the mother was fatally stabbed at Bondi Junction on Saturday.
“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.”
Ms Good’s nine-month-old girl was also stabbed and is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
“We are so grateful for the expert care and attention from the medical team at Sydney Children’s Hospital,” the statement said.
‘We would also like to thank the New South Wales Police for their kindness and dedication to this tragedy and the emergency services for getting our baby the care she needed as quickly as possible.
“To the two men who held and cared for our baby when Ashlee couldn’t, words cannot express our gratitude.”
Just hours before the horror unfolded, Ash Good posted a photo on Instagram with her baby in her arms
She also posted a short video of her daughter sitting in a car seat, with The Temptations’ song My Girl over it
The child is now fighting for life after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery
Harrowing details have emerged about what happened the moment Dr Good and her baby were attacked.
Just before 5pm, a witness interrupted a Nine News reporter’s live broadcast from the scene and pointed to his brother and said: “He’s a hero – he saved the baby.”
The clearly shaken man said he used clothes from a store to stop the baby’s bleeding.
“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.
“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.
“(It was) really bad… a lot of blood on the floor… I hope the baby is okay,” the other brother said.
Police are on the scene en masse and the Australian Federal Police are now liaising with NSW Police
Another witness, a mall employee, recalled seeing a mother screaming on the floor above.
“I see a mother and maybe her partner with a baby in a pram,” she told Nine News.
‘She screams very, very loudly. She runs back and forth, not knowing what to do.
“Then she comes back to the stroller and picks up her baby, and there’s just blood on her back.
‘The scream was unforgettable, it was the scariest thing I have ever seen.
‘My colleague took me away, we locked all the doors, had to turn off all the lights and doors.’
Heartbreaking images from the scene showed the baby being taken away in an ambulance.
Dr. Good was rushed to hospital but tragically died
Witnesses said that Dr. Good did everything she could to save her daughter
The baby who was among the nine stabbing victims is pictured being taken into an ambulance
Just twelve weeks after her little girl was born, Dr. Good a sincere message on social media about motherhood.
“It’s almost too much to put into words,” she wrote.
‘Love. The joy. The fears. The New World. The new me; one that I am still discovering as I enter motherhood and complete the so-called fourth trimester.
“It’s like feeling your heart swell with love as you deal with fear for the first time.
‘You feel so proud and then so overwhelmed. The dichotomy of it all.
‘Pure joy and extraordinary exhaustion mixed with emotions you’ve never felt before.’
She went on to say that being a parent is “the greatest gift you could ever receive.”
She added: “I sit here and feel so deeply grateful, and I’m still pinching myself, she’s ours.
‘I love her so much.’