Sydney mall attacker 'very sick boy' - father

STORY: “To you he’s a monster, to me he was a very sick boy, believe me, he was a very sick boy," he said.

Five of the six victims were women, as were the majority of the 12 people who were also injured in the incident.

Cauchi’s comments came hours after senior police officers said they were investigating the possibility the attacker had focused on women.