French man who heroically confronted the knife-wielding Sydney mall attacker with the assistance of a bollard was provided everlasting residency by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Damien Guerot who’s being referred to as the ‘bollard man’ acquired reward from the Australian PM. “I say this to Damien Guerot who’s coping with his visa purposes, that you’re welcome right here, you might be welcome to remain for so long as you want. That is somebody who we might welcome changing into an Australian citizen, though that may after all be a loss for France. We thank him for his extraordinary bravery,” Albanese mentioned.
“It says lots in regards to the nature of humanity at a time when we face tough points, that somebody who just isn’t a citizen of this nation stood bravely on the prime of these escalators and stopped this perpetrator from getting onto one other ground and doubtlessly inflicting additional carnage on residents,” he added.
What occurred in Bondi Junction?
40-year-old Joel Cauchi on Saturday (April 13) went on a stabbing streak within the Westfield purchasing heart at Bondi Junction, Australia. He stabbed six folks together with 5 feminine consumers and one Pakistani safety guard. Twelve others had been injured within the assault, together with a nine-month-old whose mom was killed. Australian police shot the offender on the scene. It’s suspected that the attacker may need particularly focused ladies.
Who’s the bollard man?
Footage of Damien Guerot confronting knifeman Joel Cauchi with a bollard in the course of the assault made rounds of social media. The video reveals Guerot wielding a plastic pole to ward the attacker off on an escalator.
“We simply noticed him coming… we had been considering, ‘We have to attempt to cease him’,” Guerot mentioned in an interview with Australian TV community.
