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Teen Who Shielded Children in Bondi Hanukkah Shooting Speaks After Release From Hospital

Authorities describe the Bondi Beach attack as Islamic State-inspired, leaving 15 dead with dozens wounded.

Overview

  • Fourteen-year-old Chaya Dadon says she left cover to pull two children to safety and lay on top of them, taking a bullet to the thigh.
  • She recited the Shema during the gunfire and later said she does not see herself as a hero, crediting many others for acts of courage.
  • Dadon spent four days at Sydney Children's Hospital and returned home on Thursday, now walking with crutches decorated to honor victims.
  • Police allege the shooters were Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old son Naveed, calling the attack Islamic State-inspired.
  • Sajid was shot dead at the scene, while Naveed has been charged with 59 offenses including murder and terror after the Hanukkah gathering on Bondi Beach.