<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Answers from the inquest into the deadly mass stabbing at a shopping mall will be handed down next year out of respect for the victims of a fresh massacre in the same area of Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan presided over a five-week inquest earlier this year which probed the circumstances surrounding the deadly attack on April 13, 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She heard Joel Cauchi, 40, had been experiencing psychotic symptoms and was armed with a knife when he killed six people and injured 10 others, including a nine-month-old baby.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-december-16-latest-news-headlines/1e42e1a4-555a-47b9-9bcb-d1419bb04980" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police confirm ISIS flags found in gunmen's car</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>O'Sullivan intended to hand down her findings and make recommendations for change before the end of the year, but she decided to delay the delivery in deference to the victims of an even more recent massacre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"After consulting with the families of the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction tragedy, and out of respect for the victims of the devastating events at Bondi Beach … the Bondi Junction inquest findings will now be delivered on 5 February 2026," a statement from the coroner read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The state coroner extends her deepest condolences to all those impacted by these tragic events."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-junction-inquest-answers-for-westfield-tragedy-delayed-out-of-respect-sydney-new-south-wales/b67e0f81-4d2e-4194-975c-8a2c34fab84c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shootings-new-video-shows-bystanders-fighting-alleged-gunmen/d90c2bd1-4aa1-4c8b-8918-c6a2b2ec32a7" target="_blank"><strong><span>New footage shows moment heroic couple attempt to stop gunman</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fifteen people, including a 10-year-old girl, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-december-16-latest-news-headlines/1e42e1a4-555a-47b9-9bcb-d1419bb04980" rel="" target="_blank" title="were killed when two gunmen opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach"><span>were killed when two gunmen opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach</span></a><span> on Sunday evening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The gunmen, a father and son, were both shot by police but only the younger man survived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He remains under police guard in hospital.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is the worst modern-day mass shooting since 35 people were killed in the infamous Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, and the deadliest antisemitic act in Australia's history.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It came less than two years after Cauchi stabbed more than a dozen people during a rampage at the Westfield shopping mall in Bondi Junction, the suburb next to the beach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dawn Singleton, 25, Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Pikria Darchia, 55, Yixuan Cheng, 27 and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, died before Cauchi was fatally shot by Inspector Amy Scott.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>To contact </span></em></strong><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="" target="" title="Lifeline Australia"><strong><em><span>Lifeline Australia</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact </span></em></strong><a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/" rel="" target="" title="Kids Helpline"><strong><em><span>Kids Helpline</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span> at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. </span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.lifeblood.com.au/donor-centre" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>here</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>