Why Aussie hero hates being called ‘crate man’

News.com.au - 18/03
One of the men who took down murderer Mert Ney – stopping his rampage through the city of Sydney with a milk crate – has revealed why he was reluctant to embrace the moniker of “crate man” after images of the horrific scene went viral.

One of the men who took down murderer Mert Ney – stopping his rampage through the city of Sydney with a milk crate – has revealed why he was reluctant to embrace the moniker of “crate man” after images of the horrific scene went viral.

Jase Shore, Jamie Ingram, Mitchell Bennetts, Bennett Gardiner and Gonzalo Herrera were united in August 2019 under the most unlikely of circumstances when Ney began prowling the streets of Sydney armed with a deadly weapon.

The bloodthirsty killer had just murdered Michaela Dunn, a sex worker, before seriously injuring Lin Bo and turning his wrath towards other civilians, trying to slash them with the 20cm knife.

Footage seen around the world showed the group of five pursuing and subduing Ney, with firefighters Mr Bennetts, Mr Gardiner and Mr Herrera leaping from their truck into action and pursuing Ney down the streets.

Jase Shore used a milk crate to subdue Mert Ney in 2019 after he killed Michaela Dunn and went on a rampage through the streets of Sydney. Picture: Supplied / Channel 9
Ney was held down by Mr Shore and Mr Ingram, who used a cafe chair to keep Ney pinned until police arrived. Picture: Supplied / Channel 9

Mr Shore and Mr Ingram eventually managed to pin Ney down with a milk crate and cafe chair respectively before police arrived and made th...
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