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A 16-year-old boy charged with terrorism offences in connection with the Wakeley church stabbing allegedly declared he was 'going to kill' in messages about carrying out a plan against non-believers, a court has heard.
The bishop was delivering a live streamed sermon at 7pm when he was stabbed by an assailant who then attacked a priest.
His alleged attacker was charged with a terrorism offence, which was swiftly followed by widespread search warrants and the arrests of five of his alleged associates.
On Tuesday, a 16-year-old faced Parramatta Children's Court after being charged with conspiring to engage in an act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act and having a knife in a public place.
Crown prosecutor Chelsea Brain told the court that messages showed the teen had been involved in a conversation about carrying out a plan against 'non believers'.
The teens talked about spending $2000 to buy two or three 'nerf guns' (a weapon-like toy), which the crown alleges was code for 'dirty guns' that were later referred to as a 'shotty'.
'This is serious s***. We're going to kill but we need patience,' the 16-year-old allegedly wrote in a message read to the court.
Ms Brain said the teen had been actively considering 'some act of violence on members of the community' and had demonstrated support for people involved in the church stabbing.
He recently changed his profile photo on social media to a picture of him holding a rifle in front of an Islamic State flag, the court was told.
In another message to a group of teens who had been arrested on unrelated charges, Ms Brain said the 16-year-old had made admissions to the planning.
'We were planning big stuff, bro. It's conspiracy. Conspiracy for a terror attack I think,' he allegedly wrote after his alleged co-conspirators were arrested.
'We were planning something huge here bro, you don't understand. Huge.'
The court heard the communications between the teens in an encrypted group chat began in March.
The 16-year-old and his alleged co-conspirators were planning a terrorist attack of a 'biological nature', according to the prosecution allegations.
Police have arrested multiple associates (one pictured) of the teenager who allegedly stabbed the priest, after officers obtained warrants
Ms Brain argued the teen should not be released on bail because the protection of the community 'is a very live consideration at this time'.
However, the teen's lawyer Greg James KC opined the crown had failed to particularise his client's alleged
