NSW Police Release Photos of 12 Riot Suspects Related to Church Stabbing Attack

Published on April 22, 2024

New South Wales (NSW) authorities have publicised the images of 12 men alleged to be involved in a riot following the recent stabbing of an Assyrian bishop. The state police force is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the suspects as the incident is still under investigation. During a live-streamed sermon on April 15, a 16-year-old boy who had recently converted to Islam allegedly stabbed Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel multiple times while he was speaking. The suspect was arrested and later charged with terrorism as police found he was motivated by extreme religious ideologies. The incident sparked a riot, with a crowd of hundreds from the local community gathering outside the church, chanting and throwing bricks at police....