14 Aug 2019

Sydney attack: Assailant carried info about other mass killings

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 14 August 2019

The police say a Sydney man suspected of stabbing a woman to death yesterday in the city centre had material on him about terror events around the world, including in New Zealand and the US.

The 21-year-old man, named as Mert Ney, is being held in custody in connection with the death of a 21-year-old woman and assault of a 41-year-old woman.

RNZ reporter Jordan Bond spoke with Sydney ABC reporter Jean Kennedy about the attack.