2019 Sydney CBD stabbings

On 13 August 2019, lone attacker Mert Ney was charged with the murder of Michaela Dunn, whom was alleged to have been involved in sex work in his apartment room.[1] After the murder of Dunn, Ney walked onto York Street, indiscriminately stabbed Linda Bo with a kitchen knife, then proceeded to jump onto random vehicles, yelling profanities and threatening civilians. After an approximate 150 metre chase through the CBD following the stabbing of Linda Bo, Ney was restrained by civilians using assorted furniture.[2] Neys' lawyers intend to defend the charges against him on the grounds of mental illness.[3]

2019 Sydney CBD stabbing
The apartment building where Michaela Dunn was murdered by Mert Ney.
LocationCBD, Sydney
Date13/08/2019
Attack type
Stabbing
Deaths1
Injured1
PerpetratorMert Ney
MotiveUnder investigation

Motive

The motive of Mert Neys' attack is under investigation, however the link towards severe mental illness remains constant. A Sydney Court reported that 1500 pages of Neys' medical reports have been collected.[4]

A USB stick was located on Ney's person, that contained information and video files involving the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and other similar acts of terrorism.[5][6] After the attack on August 13, Ney was additionally charged for possessing child abuse material on a USB.[7][8] This discovery provided a link to possible terrorism organisations, additionally supported by Ney's expression of "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, whilst the proclamation does not directly tie to terrorism, this been defended by his lawyers as a consequence of his mental illness and viewing other terrorist attacks.[9]

Ney refers to himself as "Psycho" in the Facebook post involving Michaela Dunn's murder in his apartment room.[10]

Correlations to Suicide By Cop have been made due to the repeated statement of "Shoot Me" being made by Ney during the public standoff with civilians, however this is yet to be insinuated in a Court of Law.[10]

Sentencing

On 14 May 2021, Justice Peter Johnson of the New South Wales Supreme Court sentenced Mert Ney to 44 years in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years.[11][12][13] This sentence has taken into account previous charges Ney has been found guilty of such as Common Assault on his sister Yazel. The sentence received a 10% discount as per Ney's guilty plea.[14][15]

References
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