NSW Police Force has identified the victim who died after .
On Wednesday, police said 24-year-old Michaela Dunn from Sydney's inner west "had sustained injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene" when they found her in a Clarence St unit.
A statement from Police said officers were conducting "proactive patrols" in Sydney CBD following the stabbing of a 41-year-old woman allegedly by Mert Ney and were alerted to another injured woman in a unit on Clarence St.
"The family of the woman whose body was located in an apartment in Sydney CBD yesterday have requested privacy," the statement said.
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"While her family appreciate the support offered by the community, they have requested their privacy at this difficult time."
Investigation underway
State and Federal Police are undergoing an intensive search to determine whether Ney had possible links to terrorism, saying the attack was not yet considered terrorism-related.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller told media on Wednesday morning that an investigation into the motivation behind a stabbing rampage could take weeks or even months and local authorities would be open to liaising with international agencies.
Ney is under police guard in hospital and is expected to be charged later on Wednesday.
“What he has on social media, what we can find in his bedroom may shine a light … on what his intent was,” he said.
Mr Fuller described a USB allegedly found on the suspect after the incident, which the police claim was filled with footage of attacks in New Zealand and the United States as concerning.
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“If we can link him to terrorist activities, the offences would see him locked away for a very, very long time.”
Hundreds of witnesses are believed to have seen the incident unfold between Clarence St and Wynyard St on Tuesday afternoon.
Police will be conducting interviews of bystanders and people they describe as heroes, who “undoubtedly prevented the killing of more people.”
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- with additional reporting from AAP
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