Westfield shock: Another death at tragedy-plagued mall

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Tragedy has once again struck Westfield Bondi Junction with another death in the Eastern Suburbs shopping centre.

Police confirmed that a man died on Tuesday afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest near the children’s play area outside Woolworths on level 3.

Police, detectives and ambulance officers were quick to the scene and set up a barrier to shield the body from the public.

VIDEO: Police at Westfield Bondi Junction. pic.twitter.com/0eObgHfESC
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Speaking to Daily Mail, New South Wales police revealed that they would be preparing a report for the coroner.

This comes just three months after the body of dementia sufferer Bernard ‘Butch’ Gore, 71, was discovered inside a stairwell of the busy precinct.

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