Police to investigate whether Sydney attacker targeted women

New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb said it is a “line of inquiry” that the Sydney shopping centre attacker “focused on women and avoided the men” during his stabbing spree

A note is left with flower tributes near the scene at Bondi Junction in Sydney (Rick Rycroft/AP)

Police have said they will be investigating whether the Sydney shopping centre attacker intentionally targeted women.

Five women were among the six people killed by knife attacker Joel Cauchi in the Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction on Saturday.