Dying mum Ash Good’s final selfless act to stabbed baby Harriet

Fatally wounded, first-time mum Ash Good threw her injured baby into the arms of strangers, begging them to help, despite her own horrific injuries which later claimed her life. Her family has paid tribute to her and provided an update on the baby.

Bondi Westfield stabbing victim Ash Good, and baby Harriet Mae Flanagan.

The distraught family of murdered mum Ashlee Good have paid tribute to a “beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner and all round outstanding human”, as her baby daughter’s condition improves.

In an emotional tribute on Sunday morning, relatives thanked the public for the outpouring of grief after Ms Good was killed and her baby daughter Harriet, nine months, was injured.

“We appreciate the well wishes and thoughts of members of the Australian public who have expressed an outpouring of love for Ashlee and our baby girl,” the family said.

“We can report that after hours of surgery yesterday our baby is currently doing well. We are so grateful for the expert care and attention of the medical team at Sydney Children’s Hospital.”

The family also thanked NSW Police and bystanders for their kindness and diligence, and for getting baby Harriet the care she needed.

“To the two men who held and cared for our baby when Ashlee could not - words cannot

express our gratitude,” the statement said.

“We are struggling to come to terms with what has occurred. We would appreciate peace

and privacy while we work through this as a family.”

The dying mother threw her injured baby into the arms of two strangers and selflessly begged them to help the infant, despite her own horrific injuries which later claimed her life.

First-time Ms Good was pushing her nine-month-old daughter Harriet in a pram through Westfield at Bondi Junction, when the knifeman leant inside and stabbed the baby girl. Then he turned his fury on her.

Two men, who are brothers, heard Ms Good’s screams before she ran to them, holding her injured baby out in front, and begged them to help.

“She handed us the baby and said ‘please help, help’,” one of the men said.

“She was bleeding from her head, her face … the baby was bleeding,” he said.

Bondi Westfields stabbing victim Ash Good seen in social media posts with her baby.

Ash Good seen in social media posts with her baby

“I was trying to compress the baby to stop the blood … the mother had a lot of blood too.”

Staff in a nearby store begged the men to come inside to safety with little Harriet.

They used clothes to compress the bleeding.

Others ran at the scene with towels, blankets and anything they could offer to help amid the chaos.

“We were doing everything we could for the child … and trying to call for help too,” one of the brothers said.

“There was a lot of screaming, blood … yeah it was pretty full on.”

While the men cuddled the injured baby, others went to the mother’s aid.

“She wasn’t in a good way, she was talking for a bit then she lost consciousness,” a female witness said.

“There was someone kneeling beside trying to keep her calm.”

Paramedics rushed Ms Good to St Vincent’s Hospital under police escort, but she tragically died shortly after arriving.

The mum was described as a “beautiful person, a wonderful athlete”.

“She is just such an incredible person, she’s one of those all-rounders, and incredible athlete,” Sky News journalist Laura Jayes said.

“She was so excited to be a new mother and it’s all just been ripped away this afternoon.”

She welcomed daughter Harriet with Mr Flanagan last July – with the tiny girl weighing less than three kilos.

Ms Good, an account manager at DocuSign who was also a trained osteopath, had only recently returned to work from maternity leave.

“And just like that, seven beautiful months have passed and it’s time to return to the office,” she wrote on LinkedIn a month ago.

“It’s not lost on me what a privilege it is to become a parent. And then to be gifted some extra time away from work to spend with your child...it’s very special.”

In the hours before her death, Ms Good posted a video of her baby girl – who celebrated her nine-month birthday the same day as the attack.

In the video, the little girl is sitting in a car seat, eating a snack and the song My Girl by The Temptations plays.

“I’ve got sunshine, on a cloudy day. When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May,” the band sings.

The family of Ash Good released this picture of her on Sunday morning.

North Melbourne player Kerry Good in 1982.

Ms Good was the daughter of former North Melbourne AFL forward Kerry Good who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

North Melbourne Football Club issued a statement extending its “deepest sympathies” to the Good family.

North Melbourne President Dr Sonja Hood said everyone connected to the club were “tremendously saddened” by the news.

“Like all Australians, we were horrified to see the awful details coming out of Sydney on Saturday,” Dr Hood said.

“To learn later that Ashlee and her daughter were victims in this tragedy really brings something like this close to home.

“Our thoughts and condolences go to all those impacted by the awful events, especially to Ashlee’s partner Daniel Flanagan, Kerry and Dian, Ashlee’s mother Denise, and Ashlee’s extended family and friends.

“Kerry and his family are incredibly important people in our club’s history and we offer them our love and support through what is an unimaginably difficult time.”

Social media was packed with tributes to the mum and heartfelt condolences to her footy legend father.

“Vale Ash Good and all North fans send our deepest condolences to ex North Melbourne player, and Ash’s father, Kerry Good.Truly horrific!” wrote one.

“What a devastating loss for him and his family. It’s unimaginable what they must be going through,” wrote another on the Big Footy forum.

An older woman, possibly the child’s grandmother, was seen leaning over the baby as she was loaded into an ambulance, before being taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick where relatives rushed to meet her.

Last night the child was in a serious condition, and expected to undergo surgery.

Ms Good was the sixth victim of the rampage.

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Originally published as Dying mum Ash Good’s final selfless act to stabbed baby Harriet