Doctor who treated Bondi Junction mass killer referred to health regulator

BBC News - WorldEN 4 min read 100% complete February 5, 2026 at 03:45 AM

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Following a coroner's inquiry into the 2024 Bondi Junction mass stabbing in Sydney, the psychiatrist who treated the attacker, Joel Cauchi, will be referred to health investigators. Cauchi, who had schizophrenia, was unmedicated and homeless when he fatally stabbed six people at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre. While the coroner acknowledged the doctor's long-term care was "exemplary," she cited a "major failing" in not heeding family warnings about Cauchi's potential relapse in 2019 and proactively urging him to resume medication. The coroner's findings, delayed out of respect for victims of a separate attack, also pointed to other factors involving police and security. The inquest aimed to understand the events leading up to the tragedy and prevent future occurrences.

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Faraz Tahir 40% Pikria Darchia 40% Amy Scott 40% Dawn Singleton 40% Yixuan Cheng 40% Jade Young 40% Ashlee Good ×240% New South Wales ×250% Sydney 50% Westfield Bondi Junction 60% Andrea Boros-Lavack ×470% Joel Cauchi ×790%

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schizophrenia 80% mass killing 80% coroner's inquiry 70% health regulator 70% bondi junction 70% psychiatric care 60% medical negligence 60% mental health 60% relapsing 50% unmedicated 50%

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