A courageous police officer, who intervened and fatally shot the rampaging assailant, has shared her experience of the harrowing ordeal.
NSW Police inspector Amy Scott confronted knifeman Joel Cauchi, who had unleashed a savage attack resulting in the deaths of six individuals at a Sydney mall. Inspector Scott happened to be in close proximity when the assailant began his stabbing spree, which left nine people injured, including a baby.
Video footage captured Insp Scott pursuing the knifeman, with two civilians following closely behind, one of whom was wielding a chair.
The brave officer chased the attacker across the mall’s top floor, where he turned on her and brandished his knife. Faced with imminent danger, Inspector Scott discharged her weapon, ultimately neutralizing the threat.
Following the confrontation, she administered CPR to both the victims of the knife attack and the assailant while awaiting backup. Despite her courageous actions, Police Association of NSW leader Kevin Morton disclosed that Inspector Scott does not regard her actions as heroic.
“Amy is content with what she had to do,” he said. She knows she has been tagged a hero but to her she was doing her job.”
She is yet to be formally interviewed as part of the investigation into the deadly stabbing.
Mr Morton said: “I didn’t ask her about the exact incident, because she is yet to be formally interviewed. Everyone will be keeping an eye on her obviously, there will be a lot of support from everyone.”
Police minister Yasmin Catley spoke with Inspector Scott on the day of the attack. She thanked the hero cop for her bravery on behalf of NSW and the government, and has labelled the officer as “humble”.
Ms Catley recalled Ms Scott saying: “It wasn’t just me, there were a whole lot of bystanders assisting and helping people.”
During a press conference on Saturday, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb commended Inspector Scott for her “remarkable courage and bravery” and noted that she was “handling the situation admirably.”
In the wake of the stabbing incident, both the public and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have hailed her as a “hero.”
He said: “There is no doubt she saved lives through her action and it is a reminder that those people who wear uniform are people who rush to danger, not away from it and I give thanks to every one of them for the actions they have taken up to now.”
Even Prince and Princess of Wales have sung praises to Inspector Scott’s courage.
On X, formerly Twitter, Kate and William said: “We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events in Sydney earlier today. Our thoughts are with all those affected, including the loved ones of those lost and the heroic emergency responders who risked their own lives to save others. W & C.”
