<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hero </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="_blank" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> officer who stopped the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-junction-stabbing-inquest-hero-police-officer-tells-how-she-stopped-killer/053e1809-815c-4a30-b115-86c83cb4621b" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bondi Junction stabbing"><span>Bondi Junction stabbing</span></a><span> in 2024 has been diagnosed with a "rare and aggressive" form of breast </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cancer" rel="" target="_blank" title="cancer"><span>cancer</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Inspector Amy Scott risked her life to save others and stop Joel Cauchi's stabbing rampage that killed six people, and has been praised for her kind and caring character after her diagnosis was made public.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Amy is widely known as selfless, compassionate, and one of the kindest people you could ever meet," </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/nsw-police" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW Police"><span>NSW Police</span></a><span> Legacy said in a statement.</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>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-hero-ahmed-al-ahmed-recalls-seeing-new-angle-of-his-heroic-act-during-shooting/6248418b-8379-4867-88a6-ba569487a017" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Bondi hero reveals 'trauma' after seeing video of confrontation with gunman</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She is every bit the remarkable human you would think. She is fiercely independent and the first to champion others."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Scott responded to Cauchi's knife rampage at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi/2" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bondi"><span>Bondi</span></a><span> Junction Westfield on April 13, 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She found Cauchi running through the shopping centre and shot him dead with two gunshots when he charged at her.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-junction-stabbing-hero-police-officer-amy-scott-diagnosed-with-cancer/39c8559c-60e0-4afc-902a-03f3f5a17bda" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Scott also tried to offer him first aid in the immediate aftermath.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Police Legacy said Scott's dedication to the community is matched by the support she offers her family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-junction-vest-arrest-concern-and-fear/b3345c0f-581f-4a17-9a5b-08b7e035eb17" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Genuine concern and fear': Man charged over duct-taped vest in Bondi Junction</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Amy is a devoted wife, a loving mother of two young boys, and has a family who depend on her and walk this journey beside her every day," they said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Premier </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/chris-minns" rel="" target="_blank" title="Chris Minns"><span>Chris Minns</span></a><span> paid tribute to Scott as a "bona fide </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> hero" and expressed his sadness at the news.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm devastated to hear this news," Minns said at a press conference today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We owe a huge debt of gratitude to [her], not just because of her heroic actions in Bondi Junction a couple of years ago, but she has been an inspiration to the exact same office that attended the terrorism event on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="_blank" title="14 December"><span>14 December</span></a><span>."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police Legacy has set up a fundraiser to help support Scott and her family, which has raised nearly $14,000 out of a goal of $25,000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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