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The federal government is wanting into granting a visa to a safety guard who was stabbed within the abdomen after bravely confronting crazed knifeman on a stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junctin.
Muhammad Taha, who’s initially from Pakistan, was patrolling the fourth ground of the shopping center on Saturday afternoon when Cauchi started stabbing strangers at random.
Yesterday, he requested why he has not been supplied citizenship like ‘Bollard Man’.
Nat Barr requested the identical query on her Dawn programme to defence minster Richard Marles.
‘Mr Taha needs to know the place his Visa is at after the Prime Minister advised the bollard hero that he may be in Australia so long as he likes.
‘Will Mr Taha even be allowed to remain?’
Mr Marles mentioned his visa utility shall be labored by way of by the immigration minister.
‘I am not conscious of the applying being made by Mr Taha however little question that shall be labored by way of by the Minister.
‘I wish to say actually clearly the actions of Mr Taha are enormously courageous.
‘Popping out of that tragedy are these unimaginable tales of bravery for which the nation is admittedly tremendously indebted and the circumstances of Mr Taha I am positive shall be labored by way of.’
Mr Taha and his new colleague, Faraz Tahir, raced over to confront Cauchi, unaware he had was wielding a 30cm looking blade.
Mr Tahir, 30, who was on his first shift within the buying centre, was stabbed to loss of life, turning into Cauchi’s solely male sufferer of the six folks tragically killed.
In the meantime, Mr Taha was knifed within the abdomen however managed to radio different safety employees for assist – turning into one of many first folks to lift the alarm.
Nat Barr requested the Albanese authorities will grant Muhammad Taha a visa for his bravery on her Dawn present on Thursday morning
Muhammad Taha (pictured above), who’s initially from Pakistan, was patrolling the fourth ground of Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon when Joel Cauchi started stabbing strangers at random
Joel Cauchi is pictured through the rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction
Mr Taha was knifed within the abdomen however managed to radio different safety employees for assist – turning into one of many first folks to lift the alarm (pictured: he’s nonetheless recovering in hospital)
‘One other particular person, utilizing a bollard, bravely tried to cease the attacker and was subsequently supplied residency by the Australian Prime Minister as a consequence of his brave actions,’ Mr Taha advised The Australian from his hospital mattress yesterday earlier than the Albanese authorities addressed the case this morning.
‘Equally, as a direct sufferer of the incident, I imagine I deserve recognition and consideration for citizenship.
‘As nicely, the guards working alongside got here operating in the direction of the purpose of incident and risking their lives … (they) needs to be supplied citizenship as nicely.’
Mr Taha was referring to Frenchman Damien Guerot who went viral after footage of him going through down Cauchi on the high of an escalator whereas holding a bollard went viral.
He was shortly given the moniker ‘Bollard Man’ and for his bravery Anthony Albanese supplied him citizenship on Tuesday, claiming he was ‘welcome to remain for as lengthy’ as he likes.
However Mr Taha, whose expert subclass 487 visa expires subsequent month, has queried why the identical recognition has not been prolonged to himself and different first responders who ran in the direction of hazard.
Damien Guerot was supplied citizenship by Anthony Albanese for his bravery
Frenchman Damien Guerot who went viral after footage of him going through down Cauchi on the high of an escalator whereas holding a bollard went viral
Cauchi’s different victims had been all girls.
They had been new mum Ashlee Good, 38, bride-to-be Daybreak Singleton, 25 – daughter of millionaire businessman John Singleton – mother-of-two Jade Younger, 47, artist Pikria Darchia, 55, and Chinese language nationwide Yixuan Cheng, 27.
The terrifying ordeal got here to an finish when senior police officer Amy Scott shot Cauchi lifeless after telling him to drop the knife.
Mr Guerot’s father advised Day by day Mail Australia on Wednesday his 31-year-old son was so filled with adrenaline that he went for a two-hour jog after confronting the killer.
Loic Guerot, talking from at his dwelling in France, mentioned: ‘I’ve had plenty of hassle sleeping, it is unimaginable. I am unable to discover the phrases, I am extraordinarily proud.’
The household is from Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, within the Loire Valley, some 320km southwest of Paris.
Mr Guerot left the city six years in the past, and is now fortunately settled in Australia and dealing as a carpenter.
Admitting that he may have misplaced his son within the stabbing rampage, Mr Guerot added: ‘He feels very, excellent now. He went for a two-hour jog afterwards.
The six victims who had been killed (from high left): Yixuan Cheng, Ashlee Good, Pikria Darchia, Jade Younger, Daybreak Singleton and Faraz Tahir
‘We talked for 2 hours after which he went to sleep. After which off to work the following morning!’
‘He all the time maintains the identical values and he all the time thinks of others.
‘He is all the time been a go-getter, that is how he’s. He all the time thinks of others earlier than himself!’ Mr Guerot added.
A childhood pal in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, who requested to not be named, mentioned: ‘Damien is an unimaginable man, and intensely low-key with it.
‘He know he is well-known world wide now, however does not wish to showcase. He’ll simply get on along with his strange life, like he all the time does.’
President Emmanuel Macron himself has additionally praised Mr Guerot and fellow Frenchman Silas Despreaux for serving to to cease the knifeman.
‘Two of our compatriots behaved like true heroes,’ Mr Macron wrote on X, formely Twitter.
‘Very nice satisfaction and recognition.’
Mr Guerot was going to the fitness center with Mr Despreaux on Saturday afternoon after they stumbled throughout the scene of carnage.
Terrifying particulars have emerged concerning the day knifeman Joel Cauchi killed six folks in a murderous stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction Purchasing Centre
‘We tried to catch him however he was happening the steps,’ Mr Guerot advised 7News.
‘Then we noticed him happening so we adopted him from the highest. We tried to possibly throw the bollard to him however we could not.’
Mr Guerot mentioned he was operating off pure ‘adrenaline’.
‘We did not assume. You can not assume in that second,’ he mentioned.
‘His eyes had been like empty eyes… he wasn’t there,’ Mr Guerot mentioned.
The 2 mates launched the bollards at Cauchi however he managed to flee.
Mr Guerot grabbed a chair and made chase with NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott who shot Cauchi lifeless after he lunged at her.
The Frenchman praised the quick-thinking of Inspector Scott.
‘She was truly the hero, she did the job,’ he mentioned.
Westfield will reopen on Thursday for a day of ‘quiet’ neighborhood reflection earlier than buying and selling resumes on Friday.
