Father of three Sam Haddad allegedly made death threats directed at the attacker following the stabbing at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church.
A man yelled that the teenage suspect “is not leaving here alive” during a riot that engulfed Sydney’s west in the hours after an alleged terrorist attack on Monday, as police announced further arrests after the melee.
The rioters gathered after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was allegedly stabbed six times as he delivered a live-streamed sermon. Several worshippers, including Father Isaac Royel, were also injured while restraining the attacker. Wearing a navy striped jersey, the married father of three Haddad told the magistrate he would not participate in similar events, arguing he had a family to look after.A 28-year-old man was arrested on Saturday morning at his home in Horningsea Park and charged with threatening violence/causing fear.
“There was a unanimous condemnation of violence, whether it’s tit-for-tat violence of alleged acts of terrorism,” Minns told reporters on Saturday. Minns said he supported Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone’s decision to continue with the event, stressing it was a small minority in the community who were responsible for the events on Monday night.Imams Council of Australia legal affairs adviser Bilal Rauf said the community had concerns about how quickly the terror charge was laid.
NSW Council for Civil Liberties President Lydia Shelly said authorities should carefully consider all the evidence before laying a terror charge.
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