On Monday, April 15, shortly after 7 p.m., a notable Orthodox Bishop was stabbed while preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, west of Sydney.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was at the altar during mass when a knifeman approached him and repeatedly stabbed him in the neck and shoulder.
Church members screamed in terror as the knifeman carried out the attack, which was viewed by those watching via live stream.
Members quickly rushed to the altar to hold back the attacker and some members were attacked in the process.
The bishop was later pictured being taken to an ambulance in a stretcher.
This comes less than 48 hours after the stabbing in the Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon,
April 13.