Uber Eats Ultimo stabbing: Man arrested in Camperdown after horror alleged screwdriver crime

Max Corstorphan
The Nightly
An Uber Eats delivery rider remains in hospital after being stabbed with a screwdriver.
An Uber Eats delivery rider remains in hospital after being stabbed with a screwdriver. Credit: NCA/ 9News/Supplied

Police have shared a major update after a delivery rider was allegedly stabbed in an inner city Sydney suburb with a screwdriver.

On Monday night, emergency services were called to Mary Ann Street in Ultimo, where they found a 24-year-old Uber Eats delivery rider with multiple stab wounds.

He was taken to hospital by NSW Ambulance paramedics, where he remains in a serious condition.

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NSW Police allege the Uber Eats rider was pushed off his bike before being stabbed “more than a dozen times with a screwdriver”.

On Thursday, police arrested a 31-year-old man on Pyrmont Street in Camperdown, later conducting a search warrant at a unit, where a screwdriver was seized for forensic examination.

“The man was taken to Day Street Police Station where he was charged with wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.

The 31-year-old man was refused bail and will appear before court on Friday.

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