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The Frenchman, dubbed Bollard Man after his heroic efforts confronting the Sydney attacker with a bollard, has been offered Australian citizenship.
“This is someone who we would welcome becoming an Australian citizen, although that would of course be a loss for France.”Albanese continued: “I think that on Saturday we saw some of the best of human character at the same time as we saw such devastating tragedy and I thank Damien for his extraordinary efforts.”
Cauchi had travelled to Sydney just a month earlier and police later confirmed that Cauchi had lived a drifter’s lifestyle. She added: “It’s obvious to me and it’s obvious to detectives that it seems to be an area of interest that the offender had focused on women and avoided the men. Days before the attack, Cauchi made a post online asking people to meet up to go surfing on Bondi Beach.In one, he wrote: “Hi I am looking for groups of people who shoot guns, including handguns, to meet up with, chat with, and get to know. Please send me a DM if you can help me out!”
Cauchi’s mother, Michelle, added: “This is a parent’s absolute nightmare when they have a child with a mental illness that something like this would happen. And my heart goes out to the people our son has hurt.
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