16-Year-Old Boy Charged With Terrorism Offence for Allegedly Stabbing Christian Bishop

Published on April 18, 2024

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with a Commonwealth offence of terrorism following an investigation into an alleged stabbing of an Assyrian bishop during a livestream service at a Western Sydney church. The boy, suspected to have recently converted to Islam, has been refused bail and was expected to appear before a bedside court hearing on Friday, April 19. The horror unfolded on Monday (April 8) when the boy attended an online sermon at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley, pulled out a knife, and repeatedly stabbed Christian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. Churchgoers screamed as some rushed to aid....