Sydney sees multiple stabbings, including at a church and a mall, resulting in fatalities and injuries. The motives are under investigation.

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Sydney shock: Church and mall stabbings leave trail of death and injuries

Apr 15, 2024

Lauren Taylor Reporter

By Lauren Taylor (Reporter), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)

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Police in Sydney, Australia arrested the person they believe stabbed a bishop and several others at a church in Western Sydney on Monday, April 15. The attack comes two days after someone stabbed and killed six people at a busy Sydney shopping mall.

A video that circulated online showed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel preaching at the Good Shepherd Church when a man carrying a knife ambushed him. That man appeared to stab the bishop several times.

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People can be heard screaming, and several attempted to intervene.

New South Wales police posted an update on X, saying a male suspect has been arrested.

https://twitter.com/nswpolice/status/1779842572011323489

Paramedics treated several people who were stabbed in the rampage before they were taken to the hospital. Those victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The Fairfield deputy mayor told news outlets that the bishop, after being stabbed, got up, put his hand on the attacker and began praying for him.

https://twitter.com/6NewsAU/status/1779845569256869943

Meanwhile, police investigating the mall stabbing attack said the attacker, identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, targeted women.

Cauchi allegedly killed five women and one man, and injured 12 others, including a baby.

A police officer stopped the attack by shooting and killing Cauchi, whose motive remains unknown.

Cauchi had a long history of mental illness, according to investigators.

Eight people remain in the hospital with conditions ranging from stable to critical.

Tags: Australia, Crime

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

A BISHOP ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS – WERE STABBED AT A CHURCH IN WESTERN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA MONDAY.

THE ATTACK COMES TWO DAYS AFTER SIX PEOPLE WERE FATALLY STABBED AT A BUSY SHOPPING MALL IN SYDNEY OVER THE WEEKEND.

A VIDEO MAKING THE ROUNDS ONLINE – SHOWS THE BISHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF PREACHING AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH IN WESTERN SYDNEY – WHEN HE’S SUDDENLY AMBUSHED BY A KNIFE-WIELDING MAN – WHO APPEARS TO STAB THE BISHOP SEVERAL TIMES.

YOU CAN HEAR PEOPLE SCREAMING – AND SEE SEVERAL ATTEMPTING TO INTERVENE.

NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE POSTED AN UPDATE ON X –

SAYING A MALE SUSPECTED HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE STABBED IN THE RAMPAGE WERE BEING TREATED BY PARAMEDICS BEFORE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

POLICE SAY THE INDIVIDUALS SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

THE FAIRFIELD DEPUTY MAYOR TOLD NEWS OUTLETS THE BISHOP, AFTER BEING STABBED – GOT UP, PUT HIS HAND ON THE ATTACKER, AND BEGAN PRAYING FOR HIM.

MEANWHILE – POLICE INVESTIGATING THE MALL STABBING ATTACK – SAY THE ATTACKER – IDENTIFIED AS 40-YEAR-OLD JOEL CAUCHI – TARGETED WOMEN.

FIVE WOMEN AND ONE MAN WERE KILLED – AND 12 OTHERS WERE WOUNDED – INCLUDING A BABY.

A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED THE ATTACK BY FATALLY SHOOTING CAUCHI – WHOSE MOTIVE REMAINS UNKNOWN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY – CAUCHI HAD A LONG HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

EIGHT PEOPLE REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL WITH CONDITIONS RANGING FROM STABLE TO CRITICAL.

Sydney shock: Church and mall stabbings leave trail of death and injuries

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