Man falsely identified as Bondi stabber by Seven begins defamation proceedings
Benjamin Cohen has begun defamation proceedings against Seven West Media after he was wrongly identified as the man who carried out a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in Sydney's Bondi Junction.
The 20-year-old university student has engaged representation from leading barrister Sue Chrysanthou from 153 Phillip Barristers and solicitor Patrick George from Giles George in his case.
Seven has been notified of the action and now has 28 days to respond.
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"We have issued the Concerns Notice for Ben Cohen against Seven and we await their response," George said.
Seven has declined to comment on the matter.
Less than a day after six people were killed and a dozen were injured in a stabbing spree at the Westfield at Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon, Seven named Cohen as the "lone wolf attacker" who was shot dead by police on its website.
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Joel Cauchi, 40, was identified as the man who carried out a deadly stabbing spree at Westfield in Bondi. Supplied
Sunrise reporters, including presenter Matt Shirvington, then also named Cohen as the man responsible live on air.
Hours later on Sunday morning, police would confirm the killer was 40-year-old Joel Cauchi who had recently moved from Queensland and had a history of mental illness.
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