Performing Premier Penny Sharpe is talking tonight from Waverley Police Station following at this time’s mass killing at Bondi Junction.
She stated medical employees had been working across the clock to attempt to save the lives of no less than eight individuals injured within the Bondi stabbing spree.
“Tonight, I convened the disaster cupboard with a spread of ministers, stated Sharpe, including that Premier Chris Minns was additionally within the briefing from the airport in Tokyo, the place he had been on a household break.
“The cupboard has obtained briefings from the police and NSW Well being. We maintain in our hearts the households and the buddies and people who have misplaced family members with those that are ready to listen to [about] these which were injured, and we stand by all of the medical employees who’re preventing to avoid wasting their lives.
“Tonight I wish to say on behalf of the NSW authorities that we’ll stand with you, that we’ll present the assist that you simply want these coming days and weeks.
“It is a horrific and distressing occasion for all the individuals of NSW. We’re all centered on this one factor and that’s supporting the NSW group via these horrific occasions,” she says, including that assist will likely be supplied for first responders and the group.
“All we have to know is that six harmless individuals have misplaced their lives and that there are eight others preventing for his or her lives in hospital,” she says.
“Tonight we’ve to have our ideas with those that have misplaced family members and actually stand by those that are preventing for his or her lives.
“This past distressing, this isn’t who we’re – this isn’t the group that we’re residing in.
“I’m personally distressed by this as I’m positive everyone seems to be. We now should stay with the intense penalties of what’s occurred at this time.”
New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley has additionally confirmed that the six victims killed had been 5 girls and a person. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb stated earlier that 5 died onsite, whereas one lady died later in hospital.