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Parents of teenager who stabbed bishop at Sydney church speak publicly for the first time

April 29, 2024 Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop

(ABC-Australia) In the hours before a 16-year-old boy stabbed a bishop in an alleged terrorism attack at a Sydney church, his parents’ frantic calls to him went unanswered. Two days earlier, the boy was in tears over the sudden death of a […]

Influential former IS supporter Wassim Fayad drawn into probe of alleged Sydney teen terror network

April 25, 2024 Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop

(ABC-Australia) An influential former Islamic State supporter who was released from a supervision order last year was questioned in Wednesday’s police raids on an alleged terrorism network involving a group of Sydney boys. Excerpts from a police warrant seen by ABC Investigations […]

Terrorist guilty seven years after Curtis Cheng murder

April 5, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AAP) More than seven years after the brutal murder of police accountant Curtis Cheng, the man who supplied the revolver to the teen terrorist shooter is now guilty. Mr Cheng’s death shocked the nation and led police to arrest, charge and then […]

‘Extremist’ allegedly supplied $3000 gun for police shooting A man supplied a vintage gun valued at more than $3000 for a terror attack which killed police employee Curtis Cheng, a court has heard.

February 23, 2023 Adelaide Lang

(NCA NewsWire) An accused terrorist supplied a vintage gun valued at more than $3000 for a terror attack which killed police employee Curtis Cheng, a court has heard. Mustafa Dirani is on trial over his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of […]

Beheading posts shared before terror killing, jury told

February 22, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AAP) A Sydney man who allegedly provided the pistol used in a fatal terrorist plot against police shared images of ISIS beheadings and suicide bombings and referred to the “enemies of Allah,” a jury has been told. Mustafa Dirani is accused of […]

Mustafa Dirani’s ‘extreme beliefs’ laid bare in court Lawyers have argued a man was not privy to a terrorist conspiracy unfolding in Sydney’s west despite sharing 'extreme' Islamic material.

September 28, 2022 Duncan Murray

(NCA NewsWire) Lawyers for Mustafa Dirani have asked a jury to put his “extreme beliefs” aside in judging if he was part of a terrorist conspiracy that led to police accountant Curtis Cheng’s death. Mr Cheng was gunned down outside the Parramatta […]

Accused conspirator in police shooting supported killing ‘non-believers’: court A man accused of conspiring in the shooting of a police accountant allegedly supported 'killing non-believers,' a court has been told.

September 27, 2022 Duncan Murray

(NCA NewsWire) A man accused of conspiring with others in the lead-up to the shooting of police accountant Curtis Cheng faced trial before the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday. Mustafa Dirani is alleged to have been one of those who assisted 15-year-old […]

Twist in trial of Sydney man accused of role in police shooting There has been a major jury development just as a Sydney man was set to face trial over his alleged role in a terror plot.

September 20, 2022 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) The jury has been discharged in the trial of a Sydney man accused of playing a role in the terrorist plot which resulted in the shooting of police employee Curtis Cheng. Mustafa Dirani was set to stand trial in the […]

Terrorism concerns keep Alameddine crime family member in prison

August 11, 2021 Fergus Hunter

(Sydney Morning Herald) A young member of Sydney’s notorious Alameddine family will remain in prison for gun and drug supply offences after terrorism concerns stymied his bid for parole. The State Parole Authority (SPA) rejected the application by Bilal Alameddine, 22, based […]

Sydney IS supporter to walk free from prison next month Sydney IS supporter Radwan Dakkak is set to walk free from prison on January 1 after being sentenced for minor terrorism offences.

December 18, 2020 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A western Sydney IS supporter who was caught on tape reciting a pledge of allegiance to a terrorist leader will walk free from prison next month. Radwan Dakkak was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail after being convicted […]

Aussie Islamic State supporter’s chilling claim about child bomb victims revealed in court An Islamic State supporter who said killing children in suicide bombings was justified could be released from prison in days.

December 11, 2020 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A western Sydney Islamic State supporter who visited the grave of the teenager who shot Curtis Cheng and proclaimed the killing of children in suicide bombings was justified could be released from jail next week. Lawyers for Radwan Dakkak on […]

Curtis Cheng gun supplier has sentence reduced over Islamic State ‘joke’ about beard A man involved in an execution outside NSW’s police HQ has had his sentence reduced after arguing a comment about Islamic State was just a joke.

September 18, 2020 Lane Sainty

(NCA NewsWire) A man involved in the shock execution of police accountant Curtis Cheng has had his sentence reduced after arguing he was joking when he stroked his chin and told a constable, “My beard is for ISIS.” Talal Alameddine pleaded guilty […]