Eva Geller dies after being wounded in Bondi attack

Eva Geller, a 90-year-old survivor of the December 14 Bondi attack, has died months after being wounded in the shooting, while police and the coroner’s office assess the circumstances of her death and its connection to her injuries. Rabbi Aron Moss said Geller died on Thursday night, November 5. She had been in and out of hospital since being shot at a Hanukkah event near Bondi Beach, he said. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry also reported that she died in hospital almost 11 months after the attack, following complications linked to her injuries. NSW Police said detectives were aware of Geller’s death and were awaiting further advice while working with the coroner’s office. The authorities have not established a final medical cause in the reports, nor confirmed whether her death will be formally counted among the attack’s fatalities. Moss said Geller had faced a prolonged recovery, including an infection and difficulties walking. She was told she might never walk again but later regained the ability to do so, he said. Geller had continued to attend services at Moss’s synagogue in Sydney’s east, including during the recent High Holidays, according to the rabbi. Geller...