Sydney CBD stabber Mert Ney pleads guilty to murder
The man accused of a stabbing rampage in Sydney's CBD has pleaded guilty to murder.
Mert Ney, 22, appeared on screen in Central Local Court in a prison tracksuit with his hair cut short, more than a year after he attacked Michaela Dunn in a Clarence Street unit before he took a knife and ran through the city.
Ney was filmed roaming the streets with a bloody knife after he also stabbed Linda Bo.
Bystanders eventually subdued him with a chair and a crate.
He replied "yes guilty" as he was asked to confirm his pleas to three charges today.
Outside court his lawyer Zemarai Khatiz said he was doing much better with his mental health struggle.
Mert Ney was arrested after stabbing two women in Sydney's CBD, one fatally. Nine
Mert Ney was confronted and stopped in a citizens' arrest in Sydney CBD. Nine
"He has accepted responsibility for what he has done… he is very sorry," Mr Khatiz said.
Ms Dunn's mother was among those in court today.
The case will now move to the Supreme Court for sentencing.
Mert Ney is held down and searched by police following a stabbing rampage in Sydney's CBD. 9News
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