Sydney church stabbing: Chilling audio circulates among Muslims PRAISING ... trends now
Chilling audio is circulating on social media of a man praising the teenager who is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed a Christian Bishop, claiming 'we should all strive to be like him'.
The 16-year-old, who is under arrest and cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel while he was delivering a livestreamed sermon in front of parishioners at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney's west on Monday just after 7pm.
The incident sparked a riot outside the church with a crowd of 2,000 people chanting 'bring him out' and 'an eye for an eye' as police kept him inside the building amid fears for his own safety.
On Wednesday evening police revealed they had arrested a 19-year-old man - the first to be made over the 'public order incident'.
The attack and its ugly aftermath, which saw some officers injured by projectiles and about 50 police vehicles damaged, was condemned across the political spectrum.
The 16-year-old, who is under arrest and cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel while he was delivering a livestreamed sermon in front of parishioners at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney's west on Monday just after 7pm (pictured)
Foreign X accounts are also praising his actions, with one calling him a 'champion' and a 'hero who broke from the head of the community of coexistence' (pictured)
But now a WhatsApp voice note has emerged of a man praising the alleged knifeman's actions and claiming the Bishop 'deserves to be slaughtered'.
'I'll be honest with you, at the end of the day, anyone that talks about the prophet (unintelligible Arabic) … deserves to get slaughtered, bashed whatever you want to call it,' the man said.
'This kid at 15, 16
