Woman injured in Sydney CBD stabbing rampage
A woman has been rushed to hospital and another has been found dead after a man went on a stabbing rampage in the Sydney CBD.
Ally Foster@allyjfoster news.com.auAUGUST 13, 20194:31PM
Man arrested after stabbing rampage in Sydney CBD
A woman has been rushed to hospital following reports a man went on a stabbing rampage in the Sydney CBD.
A woman is dead and another has been taken to hospital after a bloodied man with a knife went on a stabbing rampage in Sydney CBD, jumping on a car and taunting witnesses.
Police have confirmed a woman has also been found dead inside a residence on Clarence St, Wynyard at around 3.15pm, Nine News reported.
It has been confirmed the death is related to the earlier CBD stabbing.
There have been multiple reports she was found with her throat slit.
There is a heavy police presence on King St and Clarence St in Wynyard with the CBD in lockdown.
A crime scene has been set up at Clarence House apartments.Source:Supplied
A crime scene has been set up at the Clarence House apartments where the woman was reportedly killed.
An employee from Clarence St Cyclery which sits below the apartments, was forced to close as the crime scene was set up.
An employee from the shop told news.com.au he saw the man run past.
?There?s something going on upstairs,? he said.
?They?ve had a whole lot of top brass police go up there.?
The Clarence St Cyclery employee said he?d also seen a number of riot squad police run upstairs.
An ambulance was also seen outside the residence.
Police have also sent home staff from the neighbouring Clear Skincare business with no explanation.
?They wouldn?t tell us what?s going on,? one staff member told news.com.au.
Police confirmed this afternoon that a woman was stabbed in the back and was taken to St Vincent?s Hospital in a stable condition.
It?s believed the woman was stabbed inside Hotel CBD, on the corner of York and King streets, which police say remains an active crime scene.
The man was seen holding a large knife. Picture: 7 News.Source:Supplied
Video obtained by 7 News shows the man yelling ?Allahu Akbar!? as he jumps on the hood and roof of a Mercedes, before he is confronted by a man with a chair.
He then began screaming, ?Shoot me in the f*****g face.?
Multiple people are then seen pinning him down with a milk crate on his head and two chairs holding his body down. He has blood on his hands.
Other video from 7 News then shows a group of citizens, including firefighters, arresting the alleged offender.
?He stabbed a chick in broad daylight,? a man can be heard saying on the video.
?He stabbed her. He came running through the street.?
Police urged bystanders to avoid the area. Picture: Dean Lewins/AAPSource:AAP
Some psycho just went around stabbing people in Sydney. Just your regular Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/fJGlkg1lZL
? جوني (@johnnie_txt) August 13, 2019
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has addressed the incident on Twitter, labelling the attack ?deeply concerning?.
?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," Mr Morrison said.
?The motivation for this attack has not yet been determined as Police are continuing with their enquiries.
?Any further official information will be provided by the New South Wales Police, who are keeping us appraised through our agencies, including details of casualties.?
Our thoughts are with all those who have been impacted by this violent attack.
? Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) August 13, 2019
Speaking to the media this afternoon, NSW Police Superintendent Gavin Wood said the offender attempted to stab a number of other people during his rampage.
He added the threat had now been ?negated?.
?That male offender, which we will be alleging is responsible for the stabbing, is now in custody,? Supt Wood said.
?All I can conclusively say is that male offender was on his own and there was no person complicit at this stage.?
Supt Wood said the knifeman?s motivations were unknown, but the attack appeared to be ?unprovoked?.
?We don?t know the causation or the rationale for his actions today,? he said.
Police emphasised the investigation was ?in its infancy?.
Police drag away the knifeman. Picture: Twitter / @ljayesSource:Twitter
Adrian Papaianni was leaving his office on Clarence St when he heard people screaming.
?There were a stack of people running down Barrack Place saying that there was a guy with a knife,? Mr Papaianni told news.com.au.
?I ran into the Woolworths and people inside got them to shut the glass doors. I was feeling OK until I saw a mother crying with her baby in her hands, trying to get into the Woolies.
?Police started arriving about a minute later and started to chase him.?
The man was trapped with a milk crate. Picture: Channel 7Source:Channel 7
A woman named Alexandra, who works in customer service on Kent St, told news.com.au she was walking towards York St about 1.55pm when she ran into a male friend who had overheard someone yelling ?he has a knife?.
He told her there were ?a lot of people running towards them?.
Alexandra said three groups of uniformed and undercover police then ran from behind her saying ?he?s gone into Woolworths?.
The police were running towards the Woolworths Metro supermarket on York St, she said.
Alexandra said concrete barriers had been erected on Clarence St.
The woman was reportedly stabbed in the back. Picture: Dean Lewins/AAPSource:AAP
An Uber driver who was on King St near the Grace Hotel told 2GB Radio he saw the terrifying incident unfold.
?Next thing I see this guy jumping over the car, over the bonnet ? he had a knife in his hand,? the man said.
?He had a bit of blood on his shirt.
?There were police, people with their phone out, there were fireys trying to contain him.?
Witnesses say a fireman from a truck that happened to be at the scene leapt out with an axe in a bid to apprehend the man.
A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesman confirmed a crew was in the area and assisted police.
More to come