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Chloe Waterlow and her father Nick Waterlow were found stabbed to death. (ABC)
The Sydney woman who tipped police off about the whereabouts of Anthony Waterlow, arrested today over the killings of his art curator father and sister, says the 42-year-old seemed like a "normal, everyday shopper".
Waterlow was spotted at a service station this morning in Colo Heights, on Sydney's north-western outskirts, 18 days after his 67-year-old father, Nick, and 37-year-old sister, Chloe, were stabbed to death in Randwick, in the city's east.
The service station owner, Sue Mahlenhoff, phoned police after a customer recognised the schizophrenic man, who was in the same clothes he was wearing on the day of the killings.
"He was very nice, very polite, a bit cagey when I was serving him," the 54-year-old said. "But other than that, he was very polite and very well-spoken... just like a normal, everyday shopper."
Homicide Squad acting head Dennis Bray says detectives confronted Waterlow this afternoon in nearby bushland, where they believe he had been sleeping rough.
"After a short pursuit, he stopped, produced a knife, with which he threatened self-harm," he said.
Acting Superintendent Bray says after negotiations, Waterlow put the knife down and surrendered to police.
He was arrested and is being questioned at Windsor Police Station.
Police had been concerned about Waterlow's welfare but he was spotted withdrawing cash just streets away from the scene of the killings earlier this week.
Ms Mahlenhoff says she was surprised but not scared when she recognised the 42-year-old from a photo in the newspaper.
"You think to yourself, 'It can't be him, he's too far away'," she said.
"I feel relieved and I feel a little bit guilty, not because of him but just how everybody's saying to me, 'You framed him,' but the other gentleman was here with me as well."
Funerals for Nick and Chloe Waterlow were held last week.
Mr Waterlow was the director of the Ivan Dougherty Gallery and a key figure in the Sydney Biennale. His death has sent shockwaves through the Australian arts community.
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