Man arrested after woman stabbed in Sydney CBD

A man is in custody after stabbing a woman and attempting to stab others in Sydney's CBD.

Sydney attacker

Sydney armed man arrested after woman stabbed and body of another found in CBD. Source: AAP

UPDATE - A young man has attempted to stab a number of people in Sydney's central business district with one woman rushed to hospital covered in blood.

NSW Police on Tuesday afternoon said a man was in custody after a woman was stabbed in a hotel.

She's been taken to hospital in a stable condition with a stab wound to her back.

Multiple police, fire and ambulance vehicles raced to Sydney's central business district at about 2pm, following reports a man was walking along York St armed with a knife.
A short time later, members of the public detained the man before police arrested him. 

He has since been taken to Day Street Police Station.
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