
Family of Accused Teen Flee Home After Church Stabbing
Published on April 17, 2024
A teenager arrested over a stabbing at a western Sydney church remains in hospital as police bolster resources in the area amid simmering tensions over the allegedly religiously motivated attack. The stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley put Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and a priest in hospital after a knife-wielding attacker struck during a live-streamed sermon. It has been declared an act of terrorism, however, the alleged attacker—a 16-year-old with a history of knife-related crime—is yet to be charged. He is under police guard in hospital and likely to remain there for some days, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said....
