Details have emerged about the death of a young woman who was allegedly stabbed to death in a Sydney apartment in the lead-up to last week’s dramatic arrest of a knife-wielding man in the centre of the city.
Michaela Dunn, 24, was found with her throat slit inside an apartment in Sydney’s CBD on Tuesday, with her accused killer, Mert Ney, 20, then allegedly sparking chaos on the city’s streets.
Ney allegedly filmed a short video of the bloodied body and sent it to a friend, police allege.
Alleged details have emerged about the death of Michaela Dunn, who was allegedly stabbed to death in a Sydney apartment
Michaela Dunn, 24, was found with her throat slit inside an apartment in Sydney’s CBD on Tuesday
CCTV footage captured Ney walking out of the unit and taking a selfie in a laneway just moments after Ms Dunn’s alleged murder
Ney allegedly threatened several people as he ran through the city centre covered in blood before he was restrained by onlookers and arrested
According to The Daily Telegraph, police allege Ms Dunn was dead within 13 minutes of Ney walking into the apartment.
The 20-year-old is alleged to have booked an appointment with the sex worker on Tuesday afternoon, which would have cost him $250.
Police allege Ney sent a text message to an escort service for a ’30 minute girlfriend experience’ with the 24-year-old sex worker.
However, he then allegedly slashed the young woman’s throat before filming the clip where he could be heard saying ‘Allahu Akbar’.
Ms Dunn was found with stab wounds to her face, neck and chest and a slashed throat in unit 26 at 104 Clarence Street.
According to police sources, Ms Dunn and her friend were running a sex service through the fourth-floor, $700-a-week unit.
The friend had gone to check on Ms Dunn after calling her and receiving no response.
After discovering the body she frantically ran down to the street calling for help.
Police will allege Ney filmed a short video on his phone of Ms Dunn’s lifeless body and sent it to a friend who reportedly told another person, who alerted police.
CCTV footage captured Ney walking out of the unit and taking a selfie in a laneway just moments after Ms Dunn’s alleged murder.
Once police were alerted to the concern for welfare, they rushed to his family home in Marayong, in Sydney’s west, as they were unaware he was in the city.
Michaela Dunn was found with her throat slit inside an apartment in central Sydney on Tuesday, with her accused killer, Mert Ney, then allegedly sparking chaos on the city’s streets
Ney filmed a video of the bloodied body and sent it to a friend, police allege
The officers were still at the home when Ney caused chaos throughout the CBD and was arrested on Wynyard Street after he was taken down by bystanders.
He was charged with murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, intentionally choking with recklessness and common assault.
The 20-year-old appeared before Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday where his lawyer Zemarai Khatiz said he will be fighting the charges on mental illness grounds.
‘He’s going through a very difficult situation at this time,’ Mr Khatiz told reporters.
‘But in relation to the allegations he will be defending the charges on the grounds of mental illness … and it will be a matter for trial at a later date.’
Earlier, Mr Khatiz asked the court to make a recommendation that his client be seen by Justice Health urgently.
‘He hasn’t been given his pain medication, he’s asked for it six times now so that is why we asked the court to make an order,’ he told reporters.
The court heard Ney had undergone surgery for a ‘severe’ leg injury while in hospital.
Mr Khatiz said his client had also told him he had not been given medication for his mental illness.
After allegedly killing Ms Dunn, Ney (left) is accused of fleeing on foot and stabbing Linda Bo, 41, in the back during a six-minute knife spree through the city’s CBD
Lawyer John Bamford (right) heroically used a chair to keep at bay the 21-year-old man who allegedly went on a stabbing spree through Sydney’s CBD (pictured left)
The magistrate recommended Ney be seen ‘urgently’ by Justice Health to ‘attend to any required medication for pain relief and also in relation to his mental illness’.
Ney appeared subdued as he listened to the court discuss his matter dressed in a green prison jumper.
After allegedly killing Ms Dunn, Ney is accused of fleeing on foot and stabbing Linda Bo, 41, in the back during a six-minute knife spree through the city’s CBD.
Ney allegedly threatened several people as he ran through the city centre covered in blood before he was restrained by onlookers and arrested.
The 20-year-old spent four days undergoing a mental health assessment at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital before he was released at midday on Friday.
Investigators have been trying to piece together why Ney, who had a history of mental illness, launched the alleged attack.
Ney was allegedly carrying a USB stick with information about recent mass casualties in New Zealand and the United States and could be heard on video footage shouting ‘Allahu akbar’.
NSW Police have not classed the attack as a terrorist incident and have not identified any links to terrorist organisations.
Ney will next face Central Local Court on Monday, August 19 as police make an application to carry out a forensic procedure on him.
Ney was taken to Surry Hills Police Station on Friday and charged with murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, intentionally choking with recklessness and common assault
