NSW officer who confronted Bondi Junction attacker diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer

Amy Scott, the New South Wales police officer who pursued and shot the perpetrator of the Bondi Junction stabbing at the Bondi Westfield shopping centre, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer, NSW Police Legacy said. On 13 April 2024 Joel Cauchi killed six people and wounded another 10 in a mass stabbing at Bondi Westfield.

Scott was the first officer to arrive, confronting Cauchi alone; she shot him twice after he approached her with a knife and later attempted CPR, which was unsuccessful. She received the Commissioner’s Valour award later that year for "an act of conspicuous merit involving exceptional bravery".

NSW Police Legacy announced on Monday that Scott had "recently been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer" and said she is a devoted wife and a mother of two young boys. The charity said a fundraiser had raised more than $80,000 by Monday afternoon and that the appeal was created "to ease the financial burden for Amy and her family during this incredibly challenging time".

NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed Scott had been fighting the disease "for some months now" and said she is surrounded by support from the force. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, described Scott as "a genuine, bona fide Australian hero", the police minister Yasmin Catley called her "the epitome of the brilliance of the NSW police force", and opposition leader Kellie Sloane said Scott was "facing the fight of her life".

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