Prominent defamation lawyer Sue Chrysanthou to represent Benjamin Cohen in Network Seven Bondi Junction stabbing misidentification

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University student Benjamin Cohen was falsely accused of being the stabber behind the Bondi Junction Westfield attack on Saturday, following misinformation that was spread online.

Student Benjamin Cohen has threatened defamation action against Channel 7 following a false identification as the Bondi Junction Westfield stabber.The man falsely accused by Channel 7 News as the perpetrator behind the Bondi Junction stabbing that left six people dead over the weekend, will pursue legal action against the network.

His solicitor is defamation lawyer Patrick George from Giles George law firm, who will also seek damages on his behalf.It was amplified by a number of accounts on X in the hours that followed the attack over the weekend.NSW Police later identified the perpetrator as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, who was fatally shot by an officer inside Bondi Junction Westfield.

 

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