Sydney Bishop repeatedly stabbed during service in front of congregation and live-stream viewers (video)
On Monday, April 15, shortly after 7 p.m., a well-known Orthodox bishop was stabbed while delivering a sermon at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, in Sydney’s west.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was at the altar during Mass when a guy with a knife approached him and started stabbing him in the neck and shoulder.
Those witnessing the attack on a live video let out a scream of fear as the knifeman executed his attack.
To stop the perpetrator, members hurried to the altar, where some of them came under attack.
Later, an image of the bishop being carried on a stretcher to an ambulance was released.
This comes less than 48 hours after the stabbing in the Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon, April 13.
Watch the video of the attack on the Bishop below.