2024 Wakeley church stabbing
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| 2024 Wakeley church stabbing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 April 2024 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Injured | 4 |
| Participant | 1 |
On the 15 April 2024, in Wakeley, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, an assailant entered the 'Christ The Good Shepherd' Assyrian church and stabbed four people, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. It was the second stabbing in the city in three days, after the 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings.
Background
It was the second stabbing in Sydney in three days, after the 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings[1], although there doesn't seem to be a direct link between the two events so far.[2]
Events
The events took place in a suburb of Sydney, Wakeley.[3] An assailant reportedly entered the 'Christ The Good Shepherd' Assyrian church[2] and attacked four people with a knife, starting with a bishop, by directing himself towards the altar,[4] Mar Mari Emmanuel.[3] The event was livestreamed, since the bishop was preaching.[2] The attacker was subsequently apprehended and put into custody.[3][2][5]
Aftermath
Casualties and suites
Four people suffered non-life threatening injuries, including the bishop.[6] One of them was taken to Liverpool Hospital.[6] During the course of the events, eleven ambulances were sent to the church to respond to the emergency.[1]
Legal proceedings
The attacker was put into custody.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Jackson, Lewis; Qiu, Stella (15 April 2024). "Several injured in Sydney in the second stabbing incident in three days". Reuters.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Sydney: Bishop stabbed during sermon - reports". 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Vyas, Heloise (15 April 2024). "Four people stabbed at church in Sydney's west including preacher". skynews. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Touma, Rafqa (15 April 2024). "Sydney church stabbing: multiple people, including bishop, stabbed during mass". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Man in custody, four people injured in alleged stabbing incident at Sydney church". ABC News. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sydney rocked by second stabbing in days as bishop and worshippers targeted at church". The Independent. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.