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Sydney siege: Killed hostages identified as lawyer Katrina Dawson and Lindt cafe manager Tori Johnson
      By Lucy Carter and staff

      Updated 
    
      December 17, 2014 01:12:52
    






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       Lawyer Katrina Dawson (left) and Lindt cafe manager Tori Johnson died after being held by a gunman for more than 16 hours. (Supplied)




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        Sydney 2000


Two hostages killed after a 16-hour siege in Sydney have been identified as the manager of the Lindt cafe, 34-year-old Tori Johnson, and 38-year-old barrister Katrina Dawson.It is not clear whether they were shot by the gunman or killed in the crossfire when heavily-armed officers stormed the building in Martin Place in the early hours of Tuesday.Self-styled Iranian cleric Man Haron Monis was also killed after taking 17 people hostage at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe on Monday morning.Mr Johnson had been employed at the cafe since October 2012 and had worked at a string of other restaurants and hospitality companies around Sydney.

Look back over the live blog to see how the events of the Sydney siege unfolded.
 Sources have told the ABC that Mr Johnson was trying to wrestle the weapon away from the gunman when he was killed, but authorities have not confirmed whether this was the case.
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Lindt Facebook post
 Mr Johnson's family said in a statement they would carry his memory with them and passed on their condolences to Ms Dawson's family."We are so proud of our beautiful boy Tori, gone from this Earth but forever in our memories as the most amazing life partner, son and brother we could ever wish for," the statement said."We feel heartfelt sorrow for the family of Katrina Dawson."They also thanked emergency services for their efforts during the siege and the public for their messages of support."We'd like to thank not only our friends and loved ones for their support, but the people of Sydney; Australia and those around the world for reaching out with their thoughts and prayers," they said."Our deepest gratitude to the NSW Police, Armed Forces and paramedics for their tireless efforts."Johnson 'put his staff first in everything he did'Mr Johnson's former colleague Tony Manno, who worked with him at Sydney's Adria Rybar & Grill for a number of years, said he was shattered to hear the news Tuesday morning.



Video: Tori Johnson 'always put his staff first'

(ABC News)
 "Tori was a great guy, a good guy to be around," he said. "He got on really well with all the staff."Friend and colleague Peter Manettas also worked with Mr Johnson at Adria for more than six years.He said Mr Johnson was highly respected and loved by his colleagues."He was a very selfless manager. He accomplished a lot with the group in the time that he was with us, and he always gave the credit back to the staff," he said."He put his staff first in everything that he did. He was very humble in his achievements but he was extremely ambitious in what he wanted to achieve."Lindt Australia chief executive Steve Loane said he was still coming to grips with the tragedy."We didn't open our normal businesses [on Tuesday], but we did offer counselling for the cafe team especially," he said."They are quite a young team so they wanted to be in the one spot so we had them together and I spent some time with them and spoke to them."He said understandably the staff were struggling to cope with what had unfolded with their colleagues."Sadness, just the most profound, deep sadness I've seen. Obviously just a lot of very close relationships with Tori and certainly the saddest day I've ever had in 17 years at Lindt," he said.'One of our best and brightest barristers'Ms Dawson worked as a barrister at Selbourne Chambers in the CBD and had three young children.Ms Dawson was married to Paul Smith, a partner at Mallesons, whom she met while completing her clerkship at the firm.
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NSW Bar President tweet
 She studied law at Sydney University, where she lived at the women's college as a student.She topped the state in her high school certificate in 1994 with a TER of 100 and also topped her bar exams.The NSW Bar Association said Ms Dawson had been held hostage with two other barristers."Katrina was one of our best and brightest barristers who will be greatly missed by her colleagues and friends at the NSW Bar," the association said in a statement."She was a devoted mother-of-three children and a valued member of her floor and of our bar community."Our thoughts are with her family at this time including her brother Sandy Dawson of Banco Chambers."Dawson 'stood out as happy, friendly person'
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702 ABC Sydney tweet
 A statement was issued by Ms Dawson's workplace, 8 Selborne Chambers.It read: "8 Selborne Chambers is devastated by the loss of our beloved floor member, Katrina Dawson.""Katrina was on her way to becoming one of the leading barristers at the bar."She was also a dear friend to all of us and will be deeply missed. Our heartfelt condolences to all her family and friends."We also send our condolences to everyone affected by this tragic event. We thank all those who have sent messages of support."Belinda Berryman, a school friend of Ms Dawson, told 702 ABC Sydney she is thinking of Ms Dawson's family and wanted to honour her memory."She really stood out as a very warm, happy, friendly person, she was someone you thought would always do well in the world," she said."It's shocking anyway but it's just so hard to comprehend that it was someone you knew - it really brings it home."We always say people are amazing but Katrina, she was a really, really sweet girl."I just wanted to honour her memory to say that we're thinking of them (Ms Dawson's family) and I'll always think of her and her family on this day every year."Ascham School, which Ms Dawson attended and where one of her daughters is a pupil, issued a statement describing Ms Dawson as a well-respected and giving member of the school community.The statement said Ms Dawson attended Ascham between 1981 and 1994 and had a stellar school career."Katrina's daughter Chloe is an Ascham student and her younger daughter Sasha starts with us next year," the statement said.Ascham's Head of School Andrew Powell said Ms Dawson was dux of Ascham School and a prefect."I knew Katrina well," he said.


Our hearts go out to Katrina's entire family... We have been greatly shocked and saddened by this tragic news and will do everything possible to support the family at this terrible time.

      Ascham's Head of School, Andrew Powell

 "Katrina is remembered affectionately as an outstanding student who excelled in all aspects of school life and was much-loved by her peers and teachers alike."She was generous in giving of her time and this year Katrina used her skills as a barrister to guide our senior students in preparing for mock trials."Our hearts go out to Katrina's entire family, including her husband Paul, and her children, Chloe, Sasha, and Oliver. We have been greatly shocked and saddened by this tragic news and will do everything possible to support the family at this terrible time."Dozens of Muslim groups have issued a joint statement expressing sympathy for the families of those killed and injured during the siege."We pray for the speedy recovery of all those injured and traumatised," Australia's Grand Mufti, Ibrahim Abu Mohammad, said in the statement."We are confident that with a continued display of responsibility and restraint, community harmony will be maintained."Lindt and Sprüngli, which owns the cafe, released a statement on Facebook thanking NSW Police and offering support to the siege victims and their families.
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City of Sydney memorial tweet
 "Our thoughts and feelings are with the victims and their families who have been through an incredible ordeal, and we want to pay tribute to their courage and bravery," the statement said.The Sunshine Coast father of a Lindt employee caught up in the siege said he was relieved his daughter made it out alive but was horrified at the loss of others.Harriette Denny, 30, ran from the cafe with five other hostages, just before police launched their assault.Robert Denny said his family spent an anxious night watching the events unfold on television but had now spoken with his daughter."I spoke with her twice [on Tuesday], maybe three times I can't remember and she's okay," he said."She's tired, she's relieved and she's distressed that her friend the duty manager didn't make it through."







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       Family members of hostages Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson, who both died in the Lindt Chocolate Cafe siege, visit the floral memorial at Martin Place, Sydney, December 17, 2014. (AAP: Dean Lewins)





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       Hundreds of people line up to lay flowers at the site of a floral memorial to the victims of the Sydney siege, at Martin Place in Sydney, December 17, 2014. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)





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       Flowers are left on a fence near the Lindt Chocolate Cafe at Martin Place in Sydney on December 17, 2014. (Getty Images: Joosep Martinson)





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       A woman walks past flowers placed by people as a mark of respect for the victims of the siege in Martin Place, Sydney, December 16, 2014. (Getty Images: Daniel Munoz)





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       The line of people waiting to leave floral tributes in Martin Place stretched down the block on Tuesday evening. (ABC News: Jane Mower)





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       A child places a bouquet of flowers in Martin Place for the victims of the Sydney cafe siege.  (702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan)





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       Chalk messages on the pavement near the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 17, 2014, following a siege in the cafe. (@702sydney)





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       Prime Minister Tony Abbott and wife Margie lay flowers for the victims of the Sydney siege at Martin Place on December 16, 2014. (702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan)





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       People queue to buy flowers for the floral tribute being left by members of the public near the scene of the siege in Martin Place, Sydney, December 17, 2014. (ABC News: Rachel Pupazzoni)





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       Flags fly at half mast following the siege in Martin Place, Sydney, December 16, 2014. (AFP: Peter Parks)





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       New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione inspects flowers at a memorial near the Lindt cafe at Martin Place in Sydney, December 16, 2014. (AFP: William West)





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       Flowers are left near the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe)





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       People look at the bed of flowers left by members of the public outside the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. (702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan)





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       Two women, representing Sydney's Muslim community, lay flowers at a memorial for siege victims at Sydney's Martin Place after two people were killed at the nearby Lindt Chocolate Cafe on December 16, 2014. (ABC News: Jessica Kidd)





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       People sign condolence books near the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a 16-hour siege at the cafe. (702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan)





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       Members of the public lay flowers near the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. Insert are LtoR Sydney lawyer Katrina Dawson and Lindt cafe manager Tori Johnson, both of whom were killed in the siege. (AAP/Supplied)





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       A man on a bicycle tosses flowers towards a police line outside the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. (Reuters: Jason Reed)





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       The Australian flag flies at half mast over Parliament House in Canberra on December 16, 2014, as a sign of respect for those killed during a siege at the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, Sydney. (AAP: Lukas Coch)





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       A man carries flowers under a police line outside the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. (Reuters: Jason Reed)





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       A police officer carries flowers left by members of the public outside the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. (Reuters: Jason Reed)





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       A bunch of flowers rest beside a bollard near the Lindt chocolate cafe in Martin Place, Sydney, on December 16, 2014, following the end of a siege at the cafe. (AAP: Dean Lewins)





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       Paramedics remove a person, with bloodstains on the blankets covering the person, on a stretcher after the end of the Sydney siege on December 16, 2014. (Reuters: David Gray)





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       People run with their hands up from the Lindt Cafe, Martin Place in Sydney during a hostage standoff on December 16, 2014. (Getty Images: Joosep Martinson)





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Australian paramedics work on an injured hostage as hostages are carried out of a cafe in the central business district of Sydney on December 16, 2014. (AFP: Peter Parks)





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       A bomb disposal expert leaves the cafe after a hostage siege in the central business district of Sydney on December 16, 2014. (AFP: William West)





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Hostages run out of a cafe in the central business district of Sydney on December 16, 2014. (AFP: Peter Parks)





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Police officers wearing armoured suits walk with a robot towards Lindt Cafe in Martin Place in central Sydney on December 16, 2014. (Reuters: Jason Reed)





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Police surround the Lindt Chocolate Cafe, Martin Place during a hostage standoff in Sydney on December 15, 2014. (Getty Images: Joosep Martinson)





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       A hostage runs towards a police officer outside Lindt cafe, where other hostages are being held, in Martin Place in central Sydney, December 15, 2014 (Reuters: Jason Reed)





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       A hostage runs towards police during a siege at a cafe in the central business district of Sydney, December 15, 2014. (AFP: Saeed Khan)





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       Media and members of the public gather near the site of a siege in Sydney's Martin Place, December 15, 2014. (702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan)





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       Two people walk out of a building during a siege in Sydney's Martin Place. (ABC News)





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       Customers in the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place hold a black flag with Islamic writing on it, December 15, 2014. (The Morning Show)





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       Police draw their guns outside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place during an incident in the cafe, December 15, 2014. (@sarahgerathy)





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       NSW Public Order and Riot Squad Police gather outside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in the Sydney CBD, December 15, 2014. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)





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       A man inside the Lindt shop in Martin Place, Sydney, appears to move a hostage during a siege on December 15, 2014. (ABC News)





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       A baby is evacuated from a building in the Sydney CBD due to a siege at the Lindt shop in Martin Place, December 15, 2014. (AAP: Joel Carrett)





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       Heavily armed police gather near the Lindt shop in Martin Place, Sydney, during an incident in the cafe, December 15, 2014. (ABC News)





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       Police gather outside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place during an incident in the cafe, December 15, 2014. (@sarahgerathy)





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       People are evacuated from offices surrounding Martin Place in the Sydney CBD during an incident on December 15, 2014. (ABC News: Jenya Goloubeva)





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       Heavily armed police gather outside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place during an incident in the cafe, December 15, 2014. (@JakeSturmer)





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         Siege in Martin Place, Sydney 

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