Celebrity dentist is shot dead by police after violently attacking two women in a Sydney apartment building
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A former celebrity dentist and best-selling author has been shot dead by police after he violently attacked two women in a Sydney apartment building.Dr Steven Lin, 41, was shot and killed by police after he attacked two women at the St Neot Ave building in Potts Point about 10.50am on Tuesday.It is understood Dr Lin was armed with a knife when he wandered into a communal laundry room at the unit complex, where he stabbed a woman in the face.He then forced his way into another resident's unit and attacked her before barricading himself inside.Police initially attempted to Taser Dr Lin before an officer was forced to fire a shot from his gun after he lunged at them.The father-of-six could not be revived at the scene.Once a world‑renowned Australian dental nutritionist, he spiralled into an ice addiction in recent years following the breakdown of his marriage after it emerged that he had fathered a love child in secret.Dr Lin also once co-owned two successful practices on the NSW Central Coast and wrote the best-selling book The Dental Diet. Former celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin was shot dead by police after he attacked two women at a Potts Point unit complex He was shot by a police officer after he lunged at them. Pictured are paramedics treating one of the injured women A critical investigation into the incident is now underway'As a passionate preventative, whole-health advocate, Dr Lin focuses on the understanding of dental disease through nutritional principles,' his website states.'His work has highlighted that crooked teeth and the orthodontia epidemic are diet‑based problems and the need for public health policy to prevent braces in the next generation of children.'His most recent social media post was on February 23, when he shared a video of a US man who believed that all vaccines should be avoided for children.'Just needs to be said,' Dr Lin captioned the clip.Just days before his death, Mr Lin appeared in Wollongong Local Court accused of choking and assaulting a prostitute and stealing $2000 from her in March 2025.The charges were dismissed after the victim didn't attend the hearing, The Daily Telegraph reported.The court heard that at the time of the incident, Dr Lin had recorded four breaches of bail, two assault offences and two choking offences.'The accused also has multiple breach AVO and stalk/intimidation offences recorded, and has shown to be a violent individual to women with disregard to court‑imposed conditions,' court documents alleged. Dr Lin was a once a world-renowned Australian dental nutritionist before he spiralled into an ice addiction Dr Lin also wrote the best-selling book The Dental DietIn 2024, Dr Lin was dealt with under mental health provisions after pleading guilty to two counts of damaging property, breaching an apprehended violence order and hindering police following an incident outside a Central Coast brothel.Meanwhile, the two women aged 48 and 56, attacked by Dr Lin on Tuesday remain in St Vincent's Hospital in stable conditions.It understood that neither of the women were known to him.'I saw a woman covered in blood and a woman on the balcony above putting an ice pack on her head,' a shocked neighbour told Daily Mail.The police investigation will be independently reviewed by the Professional Standards Command and overseen by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
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Celebrity dentist is shot dead by police after violently attacking two women in a Sydney apartment building
