(Sydney Morning Herald) Brave bystanders have been hailed as heroes of the “highest order” for ending “terrifying carnage” in the Sydney CBD on Tuesday, which left one woman dead, a second injured and parts of the city in lockdown.
Mert Ney, 21, from Marayong, near Blacktown in Sydney’s west, was seen “covered in blood and wielding a knife” near the corner of Clarence and King streets about 2pm. Bystanders gave chase and tackled him to the ground, restraining him with chairs and a milk crate before police arrived to take him into custody.
The body of a woman, 21, was found in a nearby Clarence Street apartment about 3.15pm. A 41-year-old woman found in Hotel CBD with a stab wound to her back was taken to hospital in a stable condition.
