Bondi cop receives special valour award for "exceptional bravery"
The police officer who stopped the Bondi massacre has been honoured with a valour award at a police induction ceremony.
Inspector Amy Scott fatally shot Joel Cauchi in the middle of his terrifying rampage through the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre, which resulted in the deaths of six people.
On Friday, ten weeks on from the mass stabbing, NSW Premier Chriss Minns announced the officer would receive a Commissioner’s Valour Award “for displaying exceptional bravery in a life-threatening situation” at a police graduation ceremony.
“She has been rightly labelled a hero,” he said. “She was calm, decisive, and as a result she saved many lives.”
“She gives us all an example of what we ask of our police, many of whom are young, to walk into terrible situations as an ordinary part of their job.”
The special award is a commendation for officers who display exceptional bravery in life-threatening situations, and is reserved for the most decorated officers.
Inspector Scott was the first officer on scene on April 13th, confronting the 40-year-old Cauchi alone before shooting him dead with a bullet to the chest.
While waiting for back-up officers to arrive, Scott performed CPR on Cauchi and some of his victims.
The award for Ms Scott was part of a larger ceremony to welcome 169 new probationary constables into the NSW Police at the Goulburn Police Academy.
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