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

The offence carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for life. 

New South Wales police guard the perimeter of the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney's western suburb of Wakeley on April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed in the church premises. Australian police arrested a man after several people were stabbed at a church in Sydney on April 15 and emergency services said four people were being treated for non-life threatening injuries. David Gray/Getty Images

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.