‘Her instinct is to save lives’: Chaya, 14, recovers after being shot while shielding children during Bondi terror attack

The 14-year-old answered a desperate call for help and left her place of shelter to protect two younger children

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As bullets sprayed Bondi beach, Chaya Dadon heard a desperate call for help.

A woman pleaded with the 14-year-old to take her children amid the unfolding horror on Sunday evening. Chaya rushed out from a bench she had been sheltering under with a friend.