At least 16 people including one of the alleged gunmen died at the shooting in Sydney on Sunday, aged between 10 and 87
At least 16 people including one of the alleged gunmen died at the shooting in Sydney on Sunday, aged between 10 and 87
At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 wounded when gunmen fired on a Hanukah celebration in Bondi beach, which Australian police and officials are describing as a terrorist attack.
In the latest update on Monday morning, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, confirmed 16 people, including one of the alleged gunmen, have died, and 42 people injured in the shooting were taken to hospital.
Those who died are yet to be formally identified, but police believe their ages range between 10 and 87 years old, he said.
Here are the victims who have been named so far.Matilda
The 10-year-old girl killed in the attack has been identified as Matilda. Her aunt, Lina, gave permission for Guardian Australia to publish her first name and photos approved by her mother.
“A great tragedy has happened to my family,” she wrote on social media. “My beloved niece Matilda was killed during a terrorist attack in Bondi beach. I don’t know how we survive such grief.”
Matilda was taken to Sydney children’s hospital on Sunday night, where she later died.
She was a former student of the Harmony Russian school of Sydney, which said it was “deeply saddened to learn of her passing”.
“Her memory will remain in our hearts, and we honor her life and the time she spent as part of our school family,” the school said in a statement posted to social media.
Her language teacher, Irina Goodhew, described her as a “bright, joyful and spirited child who brought light to everyone around her”.Peter Meagher
Peter Meagher, also known as Marzo, died at Bondi on Sunday. He was a longtime volunteer at Randwick rugby club and they confirmed his death in a statement on Monday.
The statement said Meagher was working as freelance photographer at the Chanukah By the Sea event, and described his death as “simply a catastrophic case of being in the wrong place and at the wrong time”.
It said Meagher was “much loved figure and absolute legend in our club” and “one of the heart and soul figures of Randwick Rugby”. He had served as first grade manager of the club for most of the last decade and was previously a highly respected referee.
“In his professional life, Peter served for almost four decades in the NSW Police Force and retired as a Detective Sergeant, where he was hugely respected by his Police colleagues,” the statement read.
The club said that Meagher was a “much-loved figure” and that training sessions wouldn’t feel the same without him.Tibor Weitzen
Tibor Weitzen’s grandson, Mendy Amzalak, told the Australian his grandfather was a “man full of life, joy, smiles and laughter”, who died shielding a family friend from the bullets.
Amzalak said he was one of the first responders at the scene when he came across his grandfather’s body. “My family were there for the event and my wife called me so I ran down to the beach with my defibrillator and the shooting was still going. I started treating people and then I came across his body,” he told the Australian.
His granddaughter, Leor Amzalak, confirmed Weitzen’s death to Guardian Australia.Eli Schlanger
London-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, was the first victim to be named.
