Knifeman caught with a milk crate
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A WOMAN was killed and another taken to hospital after a man brandishing a large kitchen knife went on a stabbing rampage in Sydney鈥檚 Central Business District yesterday.
In a statement, the Consulate General of China in Sydney confirmed that the woman who was injured in the attack was a Chinese national.
She was now said to be in a stable condition.
With multiple streets in lockdown as detectives combed through numerous crime scenes, New South Wales State Police Commissioner Mick Fuller told reporters the 鈥渢errifying carnage鈥 began at around 2pm.
鈥淲e received multiple phone calls about a 21-year-old man in the vicinity of King Street armed with a knife, wearing a balaclava,鈥 he said.
鈥淭he man has stabbed a 41-year-old woman in the back and that appears to be a random attack.鈥
鈥淒uring the next 30 minutes, an expanded crime scene has also identified a 21-year-old woman ... in a unit block in Clarence Street, deceased.鈥
鈥淎ll of the available information that we have at hand would link these two crimes.鈥
With the accused attacker now in custody, footage posted on social media showed the man yelling and waving the large knife, before being apprehended by members of the public.
In the video, the assailant jumped on top of a car and faced off with a member of the public who used a chair to defend himself.
Later, bystanders including a firefighter used implements such as chairs and a milk crate to restrain the offender before authorities arrived on the scene.
Offering his gratitude to the heroic Sydneysiders who intervened to stop the alleged attacker, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison took to social media to praise their actions.
鈥淭he violent attack that took place in Sydney this afternoon is deeply concerning,鈥 he said.
鈥淭he attacker is now in police custody following the brave actions of those who were present at the scene and were able to restrain him.
鈥淔ive or six others were chasing him behind, trying to stop him, they caught him and restrained him鈥 in front of two popular cafes in the heart of the city, witness Megan Hales said.
Four of the pursuers were Colombian-born Alex Roberts and Britons Lee Cuthbert and brothers Paul and Luke O鈥橲haughnessy, colleagues at a recruitment consultancy.
Paul O鈥橲haughnessy, a 37-year-old former professional footballer who played for the English club Bury, said:
鈥淲e just finished lunch. My brother opened the window and he said, 鈥楳ate, there鈥檚 a guy wielding a knife鈥.鈥
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