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Officer shot at Bondi Hanukkah event discharged from hospital
Young NSW constable shot on patrol is home after losing sight in one eye.
6 Nov 2026, 06:25 · All sides · Written by Grok
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- Two NSW police officers were shot on 14 December 2025 while patrolling a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach during a terror attack.
- Jack Hibbert later left hospital to recover at home.
- Scott Dyson woke from a coma but was still being treated.
How the views differ
State media, independent media and top voices on X
Police-heroism and resilience voices
Supporters focus on a new constable who was badly wounded and still tried to help until his body failed.
They treat the pre-Christmas discharge, family gratitude, and a commissioner’s visit as proof that courage and care can stand out inside a terror attack.
Online praise calls survival after a head wound heroic and pushes back at criticism of police.
- bbc.co.uk (St.)
- 7news.com.au (Ind.)
- news.com.au (Ind.)
- @FootnotesGuy (X)
- news.sky.com (Ind.)
- jpost.com (Ind.)
Readers stressing unfinished recovery and later security changes
Cautious reading does not deny the good news of a discharge or of waking from a coma.
It stresses that vision in one eye is gone, that families still spoke of a long recovery, and that another officer was still in hospital.
Later single-outlet reports are then used to argue that harm and policing changes continued well after December.
- theaustralian.com.au (Ind.)
- rnz.co.nz (Ind.)
- thestar.com.my (Ind.)
- reuters.com (Ind.)
- 9news.com.au (Ind.)
- “Disgraceful pile-on on NSW Police today. Only 2 short months ago, 22-year-old Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was rendered blind in one eye, shot after fighting…” — @MmarianneJoseph Open on X ↗
The December medical and attack facts are the firm part of the record. BBC, 7NEWS, The Australian, Sky News, RNZ, 9NEWS and others, citing NSW Police and the families, agree that Hibbert was shot in the head and shoulder, lost vision in one eye, had multiple surgeries, and was discharged around 23 December 2025; that Dyson woke from a coma and was still in hospital; and that the Akrams’ IS-inspired attack killed 15 and injured more than 40.
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- 14 December 2025
Sajid and Naveed Akram carry out an IS-inspired attack at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring more than 40.
- 14 December 2025
NSW Police officers Jack Hibbert and Scott Dyson are shot while on patrol during the attack.
Coverage
12 sources · 5 countries
- State-funded 10
- X / on the ground 2
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- BBC News (independent)Commissioner Mal Lanyon visited him, called him a “positive young man,” and said the force would support appropriate duties after recovery.State-funded · United Kingdom
- NEWS (independent)Family words released by NSW Police thanked the public, colleagues, and medical staff for “exceptional” care.State-funded · Australia
- news.com.au (independent)Some headlines cast the discharge itself as a Christmas miracle.State-funded · Australia
- @FootnotesGuyPosts online said he fought back, was shot twice, and survived a headshot.X / on the ground
- Sky News (independent)Sources: BBC News ; 7NEWS ; news.com.au ; Sky News ; The Jerusalem PostState-funded · United Kingdom
- The Jerusalem Post (independent)Sources: BBC News ; 7NEWS ; news.com.au ; Sky News ; The Jerusalem PostState-funded · Israel
- The Australian (independent)Dyson’s family paired a “positive sign” with a clear warning that recovery still had a long way to go.State-funded · Australia
- RNZ (state-funded, New Zealand public broadcaster)Straight reports on the discharge still centred ongoing hospital care and a request for privacy.State-funded · New Zealand
- SourcesThe Star later reported police carrying assault rifles had begun Sydney patrols after the attack.State-funded · Malaysia
- Reuters (independent)Reuters later reported a 90-year-old woman wounded at Bondi died about a year afterward.State-funded · United Kingdom
- SourcesSources: The Australian (independent) ; RNZ (state-funded NZ public broadcaster) ; 9NEWS (independent) ; Reuters (independent, later context on attack impacts) ; The Star (independent, on new armed police units post-attack) . No strong opposing X voices identified after searches.State-funded · Australia
- @MmarianneJoseph“Disgraceful pile-on on NSW Police today. Only 2 short months ago, 22-year-old Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was rendered blind in one eye, shot after fighting back against terrorists at Bondi. Other police also shot or traumatised yet did their duty until relieved.” — @MmarianneJoseph (View A)X / on the ground