Sydney man Benjamin Cohen wrongly named as Bondi Junction killer by Channel Seven seeks damages

The university student has hired a defamation lawyer after the TV network incorrectly named him without confirmation from police

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The Sydney man Benjamin Cohen, who was wrongly named on air by Seven News as the Bondi Junction killer, has hired a lawyer and is seeking damages from the network.

The university student has engaged defamation lawyers and issued a concerns notice to Seven, his solicitor Patrick George of the law firm Giles/George has confirmed.