French construction worker Damien Guerot (Channel 7 via AP) By Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Today at 19:58 French construction worker Damien Guerot has been made an Australian permanent resident as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping centre that left six victims dead and a dozen...
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Sydney shopping centre attack: ‘Bollard Man’ Damien Guerot who confronted killer given Australian residency
A French construction worker who confronted the Sydney mall attacker has been made an Australian permanent resident as a reward for his “extraordinary bravery”. Damien Guerot, 31, used a bollard to ward off killer Joel Cauchi, 40, at the Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre last Saturday. Cauchi stabbed six people to death and injured 12...
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‘Unbelievable’: French hero who challenged mall killer gets Australian residency
Guerot was also filmed brandishing a plastic chair as he ran toward Cauchi behind Police Inspector Amy Scott. Guerot along with fellow French national and colleague Silas Despreaux were with Scott when she ended Cauchi’s rampage with a fatal shot. Despreaux, like Guerot, had chased Cauchi and threw a barrier post at the killer but...
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French hero gains Australian residency for confronting shopping centre killer
Mr Guerot was nicknamed Bollard Man on social media after security camera footage showed the 31-year-old standing at the top of an escalator at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre on Saturday and warding off knife-wielding Joel Cauchi with a plastic barrier post. Cauchi fled down the escalator and people on Mr Guerot’s floor were...
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French hero gains Australian residency for confronting shopping centre killer | BreakingNews.ie
French construction worker Damien Guerot has been made an Australian permanent resident as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping centre that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded. Mr Guerot was nicknamed Bollard Man on social media after security camera footage showed the 31-year-old standing at the...
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French hero gains Australian residency for confronting killer in deadly Sydney shopping mall attack
SYDNEY — French construction worker Damien Guerot was made an Australian permanent resident on Thursday as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping mall that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded. Guerot was nicknamed “Bollard Man” on social media after security camera footage showed the 31-year-old standing...
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Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says
SYDNEY (AP) — The father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics in Australia saw no signs of his son’s extremism, a Muslim community leader said on Wednesday as police began arresting suspected rioters who besieged a Sydney church demanding revenge. The 16-year-old boy spoke in Arabic about the Prophet Muhammad after he...
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Frenchman Who Helped Fend off Sydney Mall Attacker is Offered Australian Citizenship Months Before Visa Expires
A Frenchman who tried to stop a killer from hurting more people in a Sydney mall has been offered Australian citizenship, reports Sky News, the Independent and the Associated Press. Damien Guerot, now regarded as “Bollard Man” because he used a bollard, tried to prevent Joel Cauchi from hurting more people during the attack at...
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Australian government to grant permanent residency to French national who confronted Sydney shopping mall attacker | Indiablooms
The Australian government has announced it will grant permanent residency to a French national who confronted the Sydney shopping mall attacker with a bollard. The government, however, will not grant him citizenship because it cannot waive residency requirements. The clarification comes after the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, offered him the ability to stay in Australia...
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Sydney church stabbing a ‘terrorist’ attack as teen suspect detained – live
Emergency services respond after multiple people stabbed at Sydney shopping centre For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The attack on a bishop at a church in Sydney on Monday has been declared an act...
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Australia’s leader says French worker who intervened in stabbing attack can stay as long as he likes
SYDNEY – Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday a French construction worker who confronted a man who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall is welcome to stay in the country as long as he likes. Damien Guerot was nicknamed “Bollard Man” on social media after security camera footage showed him standing...
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‘Bollard man’ offered Australian citizenship for confronting Sydney shopping centre attacker
Mr Guerot and Silas Despreaux, his friend, were walking to the gym on Saturday when they saw Cauchi – who had already stabbed 17 people including a baby – nearing a group of children. “We just saw him coming … we were thinking, ‘We need to try to stop him’,” Mr Guerot told Seven News....