Ashlee Good’s husband forced to make impossible choice after Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing that killed wife
The husband of Ash Good was forced to make an unimaginable decision when his wife and baby were rushed to different hospitals after the Bondi Junction stabbing.
Osteopath Ms Good, 38, was shopping with her nine-month-old baby, Harriet, on Saturday afternoon when Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed them with a 30cm-long hunting knife.
Ms Good and five other innocent shoppers were tragically killed.
After the stabbing, the mother was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital to undergo surgery while her baby was taken to the Children’s Hospital at Randwick.
Ms Good’s husband, Dan Flanagan, was forced to make the choice of which hospital to go to first, and was fortunately able to see his wife before she succumbed to her injuries.
Shattered, Mr Flanagan was then taken by police car to see his daughter, whose grandmother was there by her side, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Harriet suffered stab wounds to her stomach and has now been moved out of the intensive care unit.
Osteopath Ash Good (pictured), 38, was shopping with her nine-month-old baby, Harriet, on Saturday afternoon when Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed them with a 30cm-long hunting knife
A fundraiser has since been set up to support Mr Flanagan and his daughter. It has raised more than $540,000.
Family and friends of Ms Good visited the shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon to lay flowers at the memorial for the victims.
A relative, wearing dark glasses and holding stuffed toys, was comforted by high-profile defamation lawyer, Rebekah Giles, who was a close friend of Ms Good and had been with her just moments before the stabbing.
She had left the scene but raced back after news of the stabbing rampage spread, only to discover that her close friend was among the victims.
Flowers have been left behind at a memorial set up for the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing
Ms Good was one of six victims of crazed knifeman Cauchi, who was later shot dead by a female police officer.
Advertising heiress Dawn Singleton, 25, architect Jade Young, 47, artist Pikria Darchia, 55, security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, and Chinese student Yixuan Cheng, 27, died at the scene.
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