I was held HOSTAGE AT WORK

Stephanie Simmons, 30, Sunshine Coast, Qld

Heading out the door in the morning, I kissed my partner, Paul, then 28, and daughter, Amelia, seven, goodbye.

After picking up a coffee and banana bread, I walked into the bank where I worked, to start my shift.

Inside, my colleague Fiona* was making breakfast in the kitchen and Bec* was in her office at the back of the branch.

Just then, a man barged in through the side door that was used