This blog has now closed, Tue 13 Aug 2019 07.06 EDT Within the next 30 minutes police discovered the body of a 24-year-old woman in an apartment on Clarence Street. Stunned onlookers were scene frozen in the street as the man with a knife began his stabbing rampage through the streets. 'I want to acknowledge the very brave passersby who obviously tried to intervene and our thoughts are with the victims and everyone who witnessed this horrific incident,' she said. Pictured: The moment a brave onlooker prepares to restrain a crazed knifeman on a city road. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said however they found information on the man including a USB stick 'suggesting he had some ideologies related to terrorism'. Dramatic footage showed a man, wearing a grey hooded jumper and holding a large knife, jumping on top of a Mercedes while screaming 'shoot me in the head'. Commissioner Fuller added the suspect had been known to police, although his prior history did not compare to his alleged actions in the heart of Sydney's CBD. The dead woman was found inside a King Street apartment, allegedly with her throat slit, after the knifeman was subdued by heroic bystanders about 2pm using chairs and a milk crate in Wynyard Street after he attempted to stab multiple people. View the profiles of people named Sydney Machete. ', One person was injured and taken to hospital in a stable condition following the incident on Tuesday. Play it now. He was sentenced to a nine months conditional release order on the condition he didn't commit another offence. Sydney Machete is a registered professional Quantity Surveyor and a professional Construction Project Manager. Each of the blades is made from high quality high-carbon stainless steel, ensuring the blades remain durable. Hospital says she’s recovering well and is unlikely to be discharged this evening @abcnews @abcsydney @rgloveroz. Fuller said at this point he would think the incident was a lone actor with mental health issues and no links to terrorism. 'The officer and the young man tried to gain the attention of those inside by pressing on multiple apartment buzzers. Luke O'Shaughnessy who watched as the incident unfolded, managed to subdue the crazed attacker by putting a milk crate over his head. 'Shoot me, shoot me in the f***ing head,' the knifeman yelled as he stormed through the intersection. Machetes are used for chopping through thick branches and vegetation and, clearing campsites. ", NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller: "All the evidence we have at hand would link these two crimes (the killing and stabbing). 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Brave witnesses were able to tackle the man and pin his head down with a milk crate until police arrived and arrested him as hundreds of workers gathered. Police are investigating whether the alleged attacker, Mert Ney, 20, from Blacktown in the city's west, had escaped from a mental institution. A woman’s body has been found and a second woman taken to hospital with a stab wound after passersby restrain a man wielding a large knife. The attacker is now in police custody following the brave actions of those who were present at the scene and were able to able to restrain him,' he shared on Twitter. An 18-year-old man, who was carrying a duffel bag, was arrested after a short foot race. Ms Hales described the man as being in his late 20s or early 30s, Caucasian and with dark curly hair. Three members of the public who can only be described as highest-order heroes, have engaged this 21-year-old man and have placed him essentially under arrest, even though he was brandishing a large butcher’s knife and was clearly dangerous. ", "Very scary visuals, the fact that people were putting their own lives on the line by taking action was an act of incredible bravery and I certainly pay tribute to them. 'It was terrifying mate, it was really bad,' his brother Paul told Daily Mail Australia. Sydney Machete has extensive experience in both building and civil works, and also in mentoring. 5.30pm NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller confirms the two crimes are linked and reveals the alleged attacker - 20-year-old Mert Ney - has a history of mental health issues. Emergency services and police responded and the man was arrested. Within 10 minutes police had established a new crime scene. Police searched the bag and allegedly found a 12-gauge sawn-off shotgun, ammunition, a machete and a knife. A painter working on a mural near where the man was arrested witnessed him charging down the street with a 'big kitchen knife' with five or six people in close pursuit. Luke O'Shaughnessy watched as the incident unfolded before then subduing the crazed attacker by putting a milk crate over his head. Drivers bewildered after deer spotted on the loose in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gaye GerardSource:News Corp Australia. Several weapons seized and teen charged after dramatic Sydney pursuit. I was feeling OK until I saw a mother crying with her baby in her hands, trying to get into the Woolies. “If I had to weigh it now, and I was forced to make a call, I would say the evidence all points to that,” he said. Visibly distressed, the woman appealed to the officer: 'you've got to help me. An 18-year-old boy, allegedly armed with a duffel bag full of weapons has been arrested following a dramatic police pursuit through Sydney’s southwest. All the available information we have at hand would link these two crimes. You just stabbed a chick, mate, in broad daylight,' one of the men was heard screaming during the arrest. The man was found with terrorist information on a USB drive about mass casualty crimes overseas, including in North America and New Zealand. He was known to police but “his history was unremarkable compared to the of gravity of the crimes he committed”, according to the New South Wales police commissioner, Mick Fuller. He also holds a National Diploma in Construction Supervision obtained from Natal Technikon, as well as a certificate in Infrastructure Appraisal, Risk Analysis and Markets, obtained from Queens University in Canada, a certificate in Property Management from the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, and a certificate in Labour Intensive Construction Management Processes from the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA). Police said residents of the Hotel CBD unit block will not be able to return to their homes for several hours while forensic police work at the scene. The 17-year-old was allegedly carrying a machete at a … Bystanders were told to after a man appeared in the street with a knife. According to The Daily Telegraph, Ney had a charge dismissed by a magistrate in June. “But... this is the infancy of the investigation.”. 'Police started arriving about a minute later and started to chase him.'. Soon after a young woman came to the door, a mobile phone in one hand. 'The motivation for this attack has not yet been determined as Police are continuing with their enquiries. An 18-year-old boy, allegedly armed with a duffel bag full of weapons has been arrested following a dramatic police pursuit through Sydney’s southwest. He also holds a National Diploma in Construction Supervision obtained … In the next 30 minutes an expanded crime scene unfortunately identified a 21-year-old woman … deceased. Moments before the attacker was arrested, another woman was found inside the Hotel CBD with a stab wound and taken to hospital in a stable condition. I honour all warranties in Australia and support local clubs and our defence forces with great pricing! They were significantly brave people. 'All the information we have at hand would link these two crimes,' he said. Anyone with information is urged to come forward and contact police. There's a guy holding a knife',' he said. Ney was allegedly carrying material 'about other crimes of mass casualties and mass deaths around the world', the commissioner says. “One guy wanted to kill him, but the firies tried to settle him down. It was a case of people who didn’t know each other coming together trying to deal with the situation, he said. We all just kind of followed suit and just did what we could'. The picture was taken by tech worker Ayusha, who was on holiday in Sydney. It was pretty scary stuff'. She told Daily Mail Australia fire and rescue workers wielding an axe and a crowbar, and a few civilians, two brandishing chairs, had given chase before finally restraining him. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Western Australia ended in dramatic fashion on October 13 when the vehicle crossed the median strip of a highway and collided with another vehicle. 2pm Police receive calls about a man armed with a knife and wearing a balaclava wandering York Street in Sydney's CBD. We are all safe in the car.'. The car eventually pulled over at Breasley Place before four people fled from the vehicle. About 2pm police received calls about a man wearing a balaclava and wielding a large butcher’s knife in the vicinity of King Street. This suggested he has some ideologies relating to terrorism, but police said he has no links to terrorism or apparent links to terrorist organisations. The area has been blocked off by police while investigations continue on Tuesday afternoon. 'Luke, my brother, popped his head out and said 'what's going on? Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. 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