Teen Accused of Church Attack Had Knife-Crime History

In light of a series of stabbing incidents across Sydney in the past week, NSW Premier Chris Minns said he would consider tougher knife laws.

Police vehicle with a smashed windscreen is seen after police held back an angry mob following a stabbing at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney, Australia on April 15, 2024. AAP Image/Paul Braven

A stabbing attack at a western Sydney church that hospitalised two clergymen is being treated as a terrorist act, with the teenager allegedly responsible having a history of knife-related crime.

The 16-year-old boy is under police guard in hospital after what investigators say appeared to be a religiously motivated and planned attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church at suburban Wakeley.