Westfield Bondi Junction attack: security guard reveals how he tackled the crazed Bondi knifeman – and saw his mate Faraz Tahir stabbed to death in front of him

A security guard injured in the Westfield Bondi Junction rampage that killed his colleague is unable to sleep and is having ‘many’ nightmares about the harrowing ordeal almost two weeks later.

Security guard Muhammad Taha was among dozens injured when he was stabbed in the stomach by Joel Cauchi as he attacked innocent bystanders in a frenzied attack on April 13.

Five women and security guard Faraz Tahir were stabbed to death in the attack that shocked Australia. Mr Tahir was murdered on his first day on the job.

On Friday, Mr Taha briefly left hospital to attend Mr Tahir’s funeral at Marsden Park in Sydney’s west.

Unable to walk and still wearing a hospital gown and bracelet, Mr Taha courageously revealed that he suffers from many nightmares and has difficulty sleeping.

Westfield guard Faraz Tahir was murdered on his first day on the job

“I can’t forget what happened there,” he told reporters.

‘It’s unimaginable and yet, when I think about it, it’s very painful.’

‘The trauma is terrible.

‘Even when I try to sleep there are all kinds of things going on in my head and it’s very painful.’

Mr Taha also met and spoke to his colleague’s heartbroken family, who flew from Pakistan for his funeral.

He and Mr Tahir had shared stories about their families in their home country of Pakistan just before the chaos.

“I just talked to his family about what he did to me and what his last words were and what he was like. I shared his experiences and his job because it was his first day,” Mr Taha said.

“They wanted to know what his last words were because he was with me.”

The pair were walking through Westfield when they heard people shouting and pointing in the direction of the attacker.

Security guard Muhammad Taha still has nightmares about the horrific ordeal

Mr Taha recalls the moment they confronted Cauchi and then tried to help his injured colleague, even though he had also been stabbed.

“We were not aware that if there was one or more people there, we were trying to save people by evacuating them and telling them to go to the safe place,” Mr. Taha recalled.

“We ran to that area in that mall and he (Cauchi) was two or three steps away from me at that time and the crowd

“The attacker just jumped at him and suddenly stabbed him (Mr Tahir).

‘Suddenly he jumped towards me.

“At the same time I was trying to avoid confronting him, but somehow he was also trying to stab me.”

Mr Taha was so focused on helping his colleague that he initially did not realize he had also been stabbed.

“I tried to like him, I grabbed him and pushed him towards the chairs and sofas in the cafe and I managed to make him lie down,” he recalls.

He did not know that Mr Tahir had died until four days later.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns were expected to join mourners at Tahir’s funeral

Guard Muhammad Taha (right) spoke to the eldest brother of his colleague Muzafar Ahmad Tahir (seated left)