Kyle Sandilands has revealed his wife Tegan’s aunt was stabbed in the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre over the weekend.
Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the radio host, 52, said the couple’s family member Yvonne was stabbed in the shoulder near the Chanel boutique in the shopping centre.
She was saved by Bondi Beach lifeguard Andy Reid, who sprung to action after being trapped inside the Myer store.
Reid had been inside the department store and the shutters were closed when he saw Yvonne lying on the ground.
Without hesitation, the brave father-of-three asked to be let out so he could go and provide first aid.
Kyle Sandilands has revealed his wife Tegan’s aunt was stabbed in the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre over the weekend
‘He [Bondi Beach lifeguard Andy Reid] said he could see our family member that got stabbed laying on the ground,’ Sandilands explained on the show on Monday.
‘He told them to let him out of Myer because if he doesn’t get to her, she is going to die.
‘So they let him out and he ran to assistance until the paramedics arrived.’
Sandilands said Yvonne has been discharged from hospital and is recovering from her injuries at home.
Police were called to the shopping precinct at 3.20pm on Saturday as Joel Cauchi, brandishing a large hunting knife, chased after men, women and children.
Footage posted online shows terrified shoppers running outside to escape or taking shelter in shops as a siren blasted through the centre, urging shoppers to evacuate.
Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the radio host, 52, said the couple’s family member Yvonne was stabbed in the shoulder near the Chanel boutique in the shopping centre
Joel Cauchi chased and slashed at shoppers as he went on a wild rampage killing six and injuring seven, including a baby
Inspector Amy Scott was patrolling nearby and was first on the scene. She entered the shopping centre by herself and bravely ran towards the offender, before shooting Cauchi dead when he lunged towards her with the knife.
Five other people died at the scene, including first-time mother Dr Ashlee Good, 38, who passed away in hospital on Saturday night after the attack.
Ms Good’s nine-month-old daughter was also injured in the attack and is in a serious but stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery.
Dawn Singleton, 25, the daughter of multi-millionaire advertising guru John Singleton, was the second victim to be identified.
Double Bay architect and mother-of-two Jade Young was identified as a third victim of the attack on Sunday, and 30-year-old security guard Faraz Tahir and 55-year-old artist and designer Pikria Darchia.
Flower tributes continue to grow at Bondi Junction Monday morning
Yixuan Cheng was fatally killed after Cauchi fatally stabbed six people and injured at least 12 more in a violent rampage
Chinese national Yixuan Cheng was identified as the sixth fatality on Monday morning.
Twelve people were taken to hospital after the attack, with three still in a critical condition, eight stable and one discharged.
Assistant Commissioner Cooke said there were also several other people who were injured in the attack who left Westfield and later presented to medical centres.
Cauchi has since been identified as a Queensland man who moved to Sydney in recent months.
Ashlee Good (pictured), died at St Vincent’s hospital on Saturday night after being stabbed in the rampage
Faraz Tahir, aged 30, tragically lost his life while serving the public as a security guard during this attack. He was a refugee from Pakistan
He suffered from schizophrenia and had a transient lifestyle, with police treating the tragedy as a mental-health related incident.
The shopping centre and surrounding streets remain closed on Sunday, while police continue to scour the crime scene for forensic evidence.
Police have launched a critical incident team comprised of homicide detectives and set up Strike Force Mcauley to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The investigation will also be subject to an independent review.
Dawn Singleton, the 25-year-old daughter of multi-millionaire businessman John Singleton, also lost her life
Jade Young (pictured), from Bellevue Hill, died in the attack
Pikria Darchia (pictured), 55, who describes herself as an artist on LinkedIn and is understood to originally hail from Tbilisi in Georgia, was the fifth victim to be identified