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.
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.
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.
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.
