The NSW health minister says hospital staff acted with good intentions when they changed a Jewish patient’s name to ‘Karen Jones.’A man wearing an Israeli national flag attends a memorial for the victims of the terrorist mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 21, 2025. Audrey Richardson/Getty Images1/28/2026|Updated: 1/28/2026Rosalia Shikhverg was one of dozens of victims hospitalised after the Dec. 14 Bondi Beach terrorist mass shooting that targeted a Jewish celebration.Shikhverg was wounded by shrapnel as two gunmen opened fire on the first night of Hannukah, killing 15 people and maiming 40.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles
Hospital Changed Identity of Bondi Shooting Victim Amid Patient Safety Concerns
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