Flinders Street Station illuminated in white as a tribute to those who tragically lost their lives in the knife attack in Sydney.

Flinders Street Station illuminated in white as a tribute to those who tragically lost their lives in the knife attack in Sydney.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui

The Sydney Opera House will project a memorial on its sails on Monday night.

Fifth victim identified as 55-year-old Pikria Darchia

ByJosefine Ganko

Pikria Darchia has been named as a victim of the Bondi Junction stabbings.

NSW Police confirmed the 55-year-old as the fourth female victim and fifth victim overall.

Pikria Darchia is the fifth victim to be identified in the Bondi Junction stabbings.

Pikria Darchia is the fifth victim to be identified in the Bondi Junction stabbings.Credit:NSW Police

Darchia is originally from Tbilisi in Georgia,and a LinkedIn profile suggests she was an artist.

Vigil to be held at the scene of the stabbings

ByJosefine Ganko

At 6pm this evening,a vigil commemorating the lives lost in the Bondi Junction stabbings will be held outside the Westfield,where the attacks took place.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community have invited mourners to come together for silent prayers at the Oxford Street site where a makeshift memorial has been erected.

Faraz Tahir,the security guard who was killed in the attacks,was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Those wanting to share tributes have also been invited to contribute to theNSW government’s online condolence book.

The flower memorial at Bondi Junction.

The flower memorial at Bondi Junction.Credit:Oscar Colman

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Flags across the country to be flown at half-mast

ByJosefine Ganko

Flags across Australia will be flown at half-mast on Monday to honour the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing.

The Commonwealth Flag Network confirmed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had requested the move,with the instruction being handed down for all Australian government buildings and establishments to lower their flags.

The Parliament House flag at half-mast after the death of the Queen.

The Parliament House flag at half-mast after the death of the Queen.Credit:Getty

Private institutions and homes are also welcome to lower their flags.

It’s also been reported that the Opera House sails will be lit with a black ribbon to honour the victims on Monday evening.

How the terrifying Bondi attack unfolded,floor by floor

ByBen Cubby,Matthew Absalom-Wong andTom McKendrick

Our graphics and video teams have put together a detailedvisual break down of the Bondi Junction attacks, using floor plans,CCTV and witness testimony to tell the story of the tragedy.

Joel Cauchi stabbed up to 18 people as he roamed the shopping centre,chasing and lunging at some people and seeming to veer away from others. Six people were killed and 12 received treatment in hospitals.Most of those killed and injured are women.

Joel Cauchi entered Westfield Bondi Junction with a large knife. Within 25 terrifying minutes,he had rampaged from floor to floor,killing six people.

Joel Cauchi entered Westfield Bondi Junction with a large knife. Within 25 terrifying minutes,he had rampaged from floor to floor,killing six people.Credit:Matthew Absalom-Wong

Police are still piecing together all of Cauchi’s movements,but our deep dive provides an up-to-date explanationof everything we know so far.

‘Bollard man’ revealed to be French tradie

BySally Rawsthorne

The “Bollard men”,the heroic shoppers who used a bollard to try to stop Joel Cauchi from attacking fellow customers,have been identified as French construction workers Silas Despreaux and Damien Guerot.

Silas Despreaux

Silas DespreauxCredit:Instagram

Footage from the shopping centre under siege shows Guerot standing at the top of an escalator brandishing a bollard as Cauchi advances;later footage appears to show the two men wielding a metal cafe chair as he and others sprint after Inspector Amy Scott towards Cauchi.

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The friend said Despreaux had called him after the incident and said he was coping well.

“He’s OK. It’s a very strange thing for someone. I haven’t had much of a chance to speak to him since. He has been busy with police,I think.”

The friend had been with Despreaux and Guerot on Saturday morning,and said he was in a state of shock.

“I can’t believe it,it’s like something off TV.”

Despreaux has lived in Sydney for several years,and works for a small St Leonards-based construction firm. He owns a dog,the friend said,and is a keen motorbike rider.

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‘Truly horrific’:Cauchi family release statement

The family of the Bondi Junction stabbing perpetrator,Joel Cauchi,have released a statement to the media.

The statement reads:

We are absolutely devastated by the traumatic events that occurred in Sydney yesterday.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the victims and those still undergoing treatment at this time.

Joel’s actions were truly horrific,and we are still trying to comprehend what has happened. He has battled with mental health issues since he was a teenager.

We are in contact with both the New South Wales Police Force and Queensland Police Service and have no issues with the police officer who shot our son as she was only doing her job to protect others and we hope she is coping alright.”

The Cauchi family also requested privacy.

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