Married At First Sight intimacy expert Alessandra Rampolla shared a tribute to the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre on Sunday.
The 50-year-old from San Juan, Puerto Rico took to Instagram to express her deep connection to the area and her grief over the tragic incident.
Rampolla revealed his deep ties to the Bondi area, which has served as his second home since arriving in Australia to film the Channel Nine dating show in 2020.
” I’m so sad ! It’s hard to understand something so horrible,” she began.
She also revealed that Bondi holds a special place in her heart, being the very first place she visited after her hotel quarantine.
Married At First Sight intimacy expert Alessandra Rampolla shared a tribute to the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre on Sunday.
She wrote: “It’s where I built deep friendships, incredible memories and a conscious community. It’s my second home.
Alessandra sent her heartfelt prayers to those affected by the tragedy, as well as those who were traumatized by the events.
“I pray for all those whose lives were mercilessly taken, those recovering in hospital and all those who witnessed or were traumatized in any way by this tragedy,” she added .
” I’m so sad ! “It’s hard to understand something so horrible,” she began. With Bondi holding a special place in her heart, being the very first place she visited after her hotel quarantine, the new violence hit particularly close to home.
Police were called to Westfield Shopping Center at Bondi Junction in Sydney after reports of a man with a knife stabbing shoppers at 3.30pm on Saturday.
Witnesses say knifeman Joel Cauchi chased and hit shoppers as he went on a rampage, killing six people and injuring seven, including a baby.
He was eventually shot dead by police.
Police were called to Westfield Shopping Center in Sydney’s Bondi Junction after reports of a man armed with a knife stabbing shoppers at 3.30pm on Saturday. In the photo: Joël Cauchi
Among the dead was Ash Good, a 38-year-old Sydney mother who threw her injured nine-month-old baby to a passerby in a bid to save his life.
The baby underwent surgery and it is believed the two men were the first to be targeted by the attacker.
A heroic police officer, NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, single-handedly confronted and shot Cauchi during his rampage.
