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Crazed knifeman restrained with a milk crate after he killed a woman in horrific Sydney stabbing rampage is accused of assaults inside Australia’s most secure prison
Mert Ney, the man who fatally stabbed sex worker Michaela Dunn during a knife rampage through Sydney's central business district, is reportedly facing new allegations of assaulting fellow inmates while held in Australia's most secure prison. Ney became notorious after his 2019 attack, which ended when members of the public bravely restrained him using a milk crate and chairs until police arrived, an act of intervention that drew widespread attention at the time.
The original rampage saw Ney kill Ms Dunn and wound another woman before being subdued, and he was later found not guilty of murder by reason of mental illness and detained indefinitely. He is now believed to be held within a high-security facility, understood to be Goulburn's "Supermax" unit, where he is accused of further violent incidents involving other prisoners, though full details of the latest allegations were not available in the source material.
In short
- Mert Ney accused of new assaults inside a maximum-security Australian prison.
- He killed Michaela Dunn in a 2019 Sydney stabbing rampage.
- Bystanders famously restrained him with a milk crate at the time.
Explained simply
Mert Ney carried out a stabbing rampage through Sydney's central business district in 2019, killing Michaela Dunn, a sex worker, and injuring another woman. He was subdued when members of the public restrained him using a milk crate and chairs whilst waiting for police.
Ney was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of mental illness and has been held indefinitely in the Australian prison system. He is believed to be detained in Goulburn's maximum-security facility, one of Australia's most secure prisons.