Teenage Boy Faces Intent to Murder Charge for Stabbing Christian Orthodox Bishop

The teenager accused of stabbing an Orthodox Christian bishop during a live-streamed service will face new charges on top of an existing charge of committing a terrorist act. A court was told on June 14 that the 16-year-old boy will also face charges of wounding with intent to murder and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The boy attended a sermon at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley, Sydney, pulled out a knife, and repeatedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. He also injured a 39-year-old priest, Father Isaac Royal. The 16-year-old attacker, who the police suspected to have recently converted to Islam, suffered injuries including losing a finger during the assault....