The 52-year-old was convicted but has been released from jail.
A man so offended he drove to participate in violent riots after a bishop's stabbing has been convicted but released from jail after punching a police officer during the volatile event.angry mob surrounded Christ the Good Shepherd ChurchThe 52-year-old was not a member of the church but drove there after seeing reports either through the news or social media.Talal Khalil El Khoury was arrested on April 24, nine days after an angry mob surrounded Christ the Good Shepherd Church.
Appearing by video-link from Long Bay prison, El Khoury watched as he was convicted by Magistrate Stuart Devine and sentenced to serve time in the community. A letter from his wife as well as the priest at St John the Beloved church in Mt Druitt painted a very different picture to the man seen at the riots, Devine said.
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