Australian Man Shows No Remorse for Attacking Bondi Beach Mass Shooter: "What Every Australian Wanted To Do"

An Australian bystander who stomped on the head of one of the accused in the Bondi Beach mass shooting has expressed no remorse for his actions, describing them as an instinctive response to the horrific scenes he witnessed.

Jacob Barnfield stated that his reaction embodied the collective anger felt by many following the attack that claimed 15 lives. In his interview with The Sun, he declared that what he did was something "every Australian wanted to do."

"People were just stomping on his head. I got a pretty good shot on his head as well, but I feel like it was pretty well deserved considering the circumstances," Barnfield explained.

Barnfield described how the violence he witnessed immediately after the shooting overwhelmed any sense of restraint. "I had so much anger built up just to kick them because you've just seen all the dead bodies, you've seen the families screaming and crying," he recounted. "There were children on the floor screaming and crying."

While acknowledging the brutality of his actions, he remained steadfast in his position. "It was a bit of a dog shot, but I don't regret it at all. He deserved every bit."

Barnfield was among several members of the public who confronted the alleged attackers – 24-year-old Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid – following the shooting that left an additional 40 people injured. The attack occurred while hundreds of Jewish families had gathered at Bondi Beach celebrating Hanukkah.

Video footage captures Barnfield running shirtless across a concrete footbridge before stomping on the head of one of the suspects, shouting, "F**king bash him!" It remains unclear which of the two accused men was targeted in the footage.

Reflecting on the moment, Barnfield said personal safety never entered his mind. "You don't think about how dangerous it is when you're running past kids bleeding out, families covering their children, and people with organs exposed. It's just fight or flight," he told The Sun.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, another bystander received widespread praise for his intervention during the chaos. Social media footage showed an unarmed man tackling one of the gunmen, an action that prevented further casualties.

The footage shows the man taking cover behind parked cars before sprinting towards the shooter from behind. He restrains him by the neck, disarms him and pins him to the ground, turning the rifle back toward the attacker.

This heroic individual was later identified as 43-year-old fruit seller Ahmed al Ahmed, who reportedly sustained two gunshot wounds during the attack.