Sydney Mall Attacker Identified, 'Nothing' To Suggest Terror Motive

Such attacks are virtually unheard of in Australia, which has relatively low rates of violent crime (Credit: AFP)

Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man who suffered from mental illness as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping centre stabbing rampage that killed six people and left several more in a critical condition.

New South Wales police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said Sunday the man had come from the northeast state of Queensland and was known to law enforcement.