The inquest into the death of the man behind the LynnMall knife attack is finally revealing what happened that day, as witnesses share their stories.
With New Zealand subject to one of the world’s strictest lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, very few shops were open on Sept. 3, 2021. The Countdown (now Woolworths) supermarket in Auckland’s LynnMall was one of the few that was, and it was there that a known ISIS supporter, Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen, carried out a knife attack.
The inquest into his death has opened this week, starting with testimony from witnesses inside the store. Most are sharing their version of events for the first time. Coroner Marcus Elliott has also viewed CCTV footage from the store.
