Sydney church attacker 'is 15-year-old who used knife to stab bishop'

A 15-year-old boy had been detained after stabbing a bishop and a second clergyman with a knife during a sermon at a church in Sydney .

New South Wales acting assistant commissioner Andrew Holland has now revealed that the suspect was being treated for wounds to his hand. A man stabs Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel during a church service at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley He can be seen grinning at the camera as one of his captors sits beside him in bloodstained jeans. Meanwhile outside the church, dozens of angry Sydneysiders gathered singing chants of 'an eye for an eye' and 'bring him out' as riot police descended on the scene.

'He's asked to speak to his parents at this stage and we're making arrangements with his parents to make contact with him.' Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed five women and one man to death and injured 12 others with a 30cm hunting knife in Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon, before being shot dead by New South Wales Police Inspector Amy Scott.

Bishop Emmanuel gained notoriety during the pandemic when he slammed Sydney's Covid lockdown as 'mass slavery' and claimed vaccines are futile because living 'normally' will boost immunity NSW Ambulance said that four people were injured in the incident and had been taken to hospital, while a spokesperson for NSW Police said Bishop Emmanuel suffered 'non-life threatening injuries'.'A large police response is underway and the public is urged to avoid the area.'He gained notoriety during the pandemic when he slammed Sydney's Covid lockdown as 'mass slavery' and claimed vaccines are futile because living 'normally' will boost immunity.

Meanwhile, the father of the attacker who killed six people and injured a dozen more in Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday said his son struggled with extensive mental health issues and harboured frustrations with women, leading police to question whether he targeted female victims. Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed five women and a male security guard to death and injured several others before he was gunned down by a police officerMr Cooke then said it was clear that the Cauchi meant to hurt as many people as possible

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