Man misidentified as Bondi Junction attacker settles case with Channel Seven

The man who was falsely accused by Channel Seven of being the knife attacker behind the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing has settled his defamation claim with the network. Benjamin Cohen was identified by the Seven Network the morning after the incident took place as the alleged attacker. Channel Seven has since apologised to Mr Cohen. The network blames human error for the mistake. In a statement, Mr Cohen said: “Users who abuse a platform to target individuals or communities should be held accountable for the consequences of their actions, and platforms should be more accountable for the content they host.”