A former celebrity dentist and wellness author has been shot dead by police after an alleged knife rampage inside a Sydney apartment building that left two women seriously injured.
Authorities say Dr Steven Lin, 41, was fatally shot by officers on 3 March 2026 in Potts Point after they responded to reports of violent assaults inside the complex. Police allege Lin attacked two women at random before barricading himself inside the St Neot Avenue building at 10:50am while armed with a knife.
Officers first attempted to subdue him using a taser, but when that failed, and Lin allegedly advanced towards police, an officer fired a single shot. The incident has shocked residents in Sydney's eastern suburbs and triggered a formal investigation by New South Wales Police to scrutinise the actions of the responding officers.
The terrifying incident has left the victims, both women who were strangers to the attacker, recovering from serious facial injuries.
Police believe the attacks were unprovoked and random. The first victim, wellness therapist Christine Campeau, 56, was seriously injured in the communal laundry room of the building when Lin allegedly stabbed her in the face. She was rushed to the hospital with significant facial injuries.
Campeau has been a yoga instructor at an eastern suburbs fitness centre for over seven years, specialising in breath work and meditation. Her friend Zoe Certa wrote on aGoFundMeset up for Campeau, which has so far raised $34,000 of its $55,000 target, that Campeau has 'spent decades quietly and generously caring for others'.
The second woman, 48-year-old Chloe Paul, a mother of three and celebrity photographer, was attacked after Lin entered her ground‑floor apartment.
Paul, who was working from home, suffered a broken nose and head trauma and was later taken to the hospital for surgery. Paul's friends said her boxing background helped her to fend off the attacker long enough to call the police.
'Those who know Chloe would be aware that she is a keen and able boxer,' they commented.
Friends have set up a separateGoFundMefor Paul, which has already raised nearly $71,000 out of its $91,000 target.
Source: International Business Times UK
