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'Terrifying carnage': Woman found dead after major police operation in Sydney CBD

A woman has been found dead in a building near where a man was arrested in Sydney's CBD after stabbing another woman.

Screengrab taken with permission from a video issued by 7 News of a man being tackled with a milk crate and chairs by members of the public in Sydney, Australia, following a knife attack.. Issue date: Tuesday August 13, 2019. Three Britons, Lee Cuthbert,

Screengrab taken with permission from a video issued by 7 News Source: Press Association

A woman has been found dead and another is in hospital after a 21-year-old man wielding a large butchers knife went on an alleged stabbing rampage in Sydney's central business district. 

NSW Police confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that a 21-year-old man from Marayong in Western Sydney was in custody after a 41-year-old woman was stabbed in a hotel on the corner of Clarence St and King St in the city.

Read more here via SBS. 


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