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90-year-old Holocaust survivor injured in Bondi Beach shooting dies nearly a year later

The Independent·Reuters·5 days ago
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A 90-year-old woman who was seriously injured during the Bondi Beach shooting last year has died in hospital, authorities said on Friday.

Eva Geller was ‌among dozens of people wounded when two gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a Jewish holiday celebration at the Sydney beach on 14 December ​last year.

Geller, a Holocaust survivor, had since been “in and ​out of hospital” as a result of her injuries, public broadcaster ⁠ABC reported.

Rabbi Aron Moss from the Nefesh Synagogue said Geller had remained “positive, loving, and strong throughout her life, right until the end”.

She died in a Sydney hospital overnight.

Police said in ​a statement they were aware of the death.

“Police are now awaiting ​further advice and are working with the office of the coroner,” New South Wales police said.

A total of 15 people were killed in the mass ​shooting. The massacre was Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in almost three decades and prompted sweeping changes to gun laws and measures to tackle antisemitism.

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