(Sydney Morning Herald) A teenager has been arrested after a church leader and several worshippers were stabbed during a service in Sydney’s west on Monday night, triggering a near-riot that required hundreds of police to bring under control.
Graphic footage captured on a livestream shows Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel speaking at the altar of Wakeley’s Christ The Good Shepherd Church as a male wearing a black jumper walks towards him and pulls out an implement.
As horrified churchgoers scream and run to safety, the male stabs the priest in the chest. The priest then falls to the floor and is stabbed a further five times as worshippers rush towards him and manage to separate the assailant from the priest.
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