University student Benjamin Cohen will sue Channel Seven after he was wrongly identified as Westfield Bondi Junction killer
Daily MailA university student who was wrongly identified by Channel Seven as being the man who killed six people at a Bondi Junction shopping centre on Saturday has hired lawyers for legal action against the TV network. The actual killer was Queenslander Joel Cauchi, 40, but Mr Cohen, 20, was named as the attacker in two Channel Seven broadcasts. Benjamin Cohen wants an apology, compensation and costs for harm after he was falsely named as the knife-wielding Bondi Junction murderer 'The attacker, 40-year-old Benjamin Cohen, is known to police,' she wrongly said. The actual killer was Queenslander Joel Cauchi, but Mr Cohen was named as the attacker in several Channel 7 broadcasts Mr Cohen said being wrongly named as the killer by Seven was 'highly distressing'.
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