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At 3:30pm on December 15, 2014, John O’Brien, then 82, was in the first group of hostages to escape from the Lindt Cafe siege. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images)
1/18At 3:30pm on December 15, 2014, John O’Brien, then 82, was in the first group of hostages to escape from the Lindt Cafe siege. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images)
John was accompanied by Sydney barrister Stefan Balafoutis for their escape. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images
2/18John was accompanied by Sydney barrister Stefan Balafoutis for their escape. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images
O’Brien and Stefan Balafoutis were met by police and led to safety. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images
3/18O’Brien and Stefan Balafoutis were met by police and led to safety. Picture: Don Arnold/Getty Images
Lindt cafe worker Pablo Vassallo (pictured left) was the third hostage to escape from the Lindt cafe on December 15, 2014. Picture: by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
4/18Lindt cafe worker Pablo Vassallo (pictured left) was the third hostage to escape from the Lindt cafe on December 15, 2014. Picture: by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
Elly Chen, then 22, escaped after being held hostage for seven hours. Picture: Joel Carrett/AAP Image
5/18Elly Chen, then 22, escaped after being held hostage for seven hours. Picture: Joel Carrett/AAP Image
Jieun ‘April’ Bae, also a Lindt cafe employee, also emerged with Elly. Photos: Chris McKeen/News Corp Australia
6/18Jieun ‘April’ Bae, also a Lindt cafe employee, also emerged with Elly. Photos: Chris McKeen/News Corp Australia
CCTV image showing Hostages Jieun ‘April’ Bae and Elly Chen escape from Man Haron Monis in the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 4:57pm. Picture: Supplied
7/18CCTV image showing Hostages Jieun ‘April’ Bae and Elly Chen escape from Man Haron Monis in the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 4:57pm. Picture: Supplied
CCTV image showing Hostages Jieun ‘April’ Bae and Elly Chen escape from Man Haron Monis in the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 4:57pm. Picture: Supplied
8/18CCTV image showing Hostages Jieun ‘April’ Bae and Elly Chen escape from Man Haron Monis in the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 4:57pm. Picture: Supplied
Left to right: Harriet Denny, Julie Taylor, and Joel Herat. They were in the group of six hostages to escape the cafe before the end of the siege. Picture: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
9/18Left to right: Harriet Denny, Julie Taylor, and Joel Herat. They were in the group of six hostages to escape the cafe before the end of the siege. Picture: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
Left to right: Harriet Denny, Julia Taylor and Viswakanth Ankireddy run to safety at 2:03am. They were accompanied by Joel Herat, Joel Hoffman. Picture: AP Photo/Rob Griffith
10/18Left to right: Harriet Denny, Julia Taylor and Viswakanth Ankireddy run to safety at 2:03am. They were accompanied by Joel Herat, Joel Hoffman. Picture: AP Photo/Rob Griffith
CCTV footage showing Man Haron Monis shooting at 6 Hostages as they escape the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 2:03am
11/18CCTV footage showing Man Haron Monis shooting at 6 Hostages as they escape the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 2:03am
CCTV images showing Man Haron Monis shooting at 6 hostages as they escape the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 2:03am. Picture: Supplied
12/18CCTV images showing Man Haron Monis shooting at 6 hostages as they escape the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place at 2:03am. Picture: Supplied
Louisa Hope is carried out on a stretcher. She was hit in the stomach with shrapnel, and obtained injuries to her foot. Along with her mother, Robyn, she endured the endure 16 hour ordeal. Picture: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
13/18Louisa Hope is carried out on a stretcher. She was hit in the stomach with shrapnel, and obtained injuries to her foot. Along with her mother, Robyn, she endured the endure 16 hour ordeal. Picture: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
Marcia Mikhael is led out of the cafe by police after the siege had ended. She suffered a gunshot wound to her leg. Picture: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
14/18Marcia Mikhael is led out of the cafe by police after the siege had ended. She suffered a gunshot wound to her leg. Picture: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
15/18Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
16/18Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
17/18Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
18/18Police attend a siege in the Lindt shop in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Chris McKeen
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