Westfield Bondi attack: Joel Cauchi's family speaks for first time since horror attack

Labelling his actions as 'truly horrific', the family of Joel Cauchi express their 'thoughts and prayers' with families and friends of his victims, adding they hope the police officer who shot and killed him 'is coping alright'.

Joel Cauchi has been named as the man responsible for the horror stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction.

The random terror of the massacre at a suburban Westfield - with five women and a man fatally stabbed in Bondi - has shaken Australia and reverberated around the world as further details emerge about the killer. See The Weekend Australian's live coverage below.