"It's definitely something that stuck out in his mind as being one of his best days," Mrs Hinchcliff said of her six-year-old son, who has a rare disease that limits his diet to fewer than 50 foods. Children (from left) Paige Rowney, Kate Hinchcliff, Henry Hinchcliff and Zachary Rowney with a Lindt chef and manager Tori Johnson. "It taught him that people go out of their way for people." It was the only time Mrs Hinchcliff met Mr Johnson, 34, who was killed in the siege on his cafe, but the kindness he showed her family on that day has stuck with her. It began when Mrs Hinchcliff's friend Hayley Rowney got in touch with Mr Johnson and explained Henry's condition - eosinophilic esophagitis.

"There are so many foodseggs, and insisted they take photos of the occasion. The eggs were "huge, and really intricate, obviously hand-made". While Kate, 3, may not hold on to clear memories of her first Easter egg, Henry brings it up all the time. Mrs Hinchcliff said she was heartbroken when she found out that Mr Johnson was among the victims of the Lindt cafe siege. She hoped his parents, Australian artist Ken Johnson and his former wife Rowen, would take some comfort by hearing of their son's kind gesture towards her children. "We are devastated to hear of his passing and wish to pass along our appreciation of him and our deepest condolences to his family. We will always remember him fondly."

Mr Johnson's parents released a statement via journalist Ben Fordham