Alleged Wakeley rioter says joining unrest and posting to Instagram ‘was a mistake’

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Dani Mansour was the first person arrested over the violence that erupted on the streets of western Sydney after the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel on Monday night.

A 19-year-old arrested for his involvement in a riot in Sydney’s west on Monday night says he was “pissed off” at the alleged stabbing of a bishop during a live-streamed service but thought it was only “gonna be like five or 10 people” outside the church.

On Wednesday evening, terrorism officers stormed the Doonside home of Dani Mansour, charging him with riot, affray and destroying or damaging property during public disorder. He was the first person arrested over the violence. The court heard that Mansour is a barber at Mount Druitt and is the sole breadwinner for his parents and sister, whom he lives with.

 

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