Family of Accused Teen Flee Home After Church Stabbing

The teenager’s family have moved out of their home following intense media interest and threats of reprisal attacks on Islamic religious centres.
Family of Accused Teen Flee Home After Church Stabbing
A general view of signage is seen at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney, Australia on April 16, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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A teenager arrested over a stabbing at a western Sydney church remains in hospital as police bolster resources in the area amid simmering tensions over the allegedly religiously motivated attack.

The stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley put Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and a priest in hospital after a knife-wielding attacker struck during a live-streamed sermon.