Australian PM praises ‘hero’ officer who killed Sydney knife attacker

Emergency services at Bondi Junction (Steven Saphore/AAP Image via AP)

A female police officer who shot dead the knife attacker who killed six people and injured several others in a Sydney shopping centre has been hailed a hero who saved lives.

The New South Wales Police officer was one of dozens who responded to a stabbing spree at around 3.30pm on Saturday in the Westfield Bondi Junction centre.