A BISHOP has been stabbed in Sydney just days after six shoppers were knifed to death in a horror mall rampage in the city.
Shocking live stream footage appeared to show Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being attacked while delivering a sermon at a church in Wakeley.
XA live stream appeared to show the terrifying moment Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed[/caption]
FacebookBishop Emmanuel was reportedly stabbed with a pen multiple times[/caption]
Reports said “a number of people” were stabbed just after 7pm on Monday night at Wakeley’s Christ The Good Shepherd Church.
Bishop Emmanuel – who has a huge following on social media – was reportedly stabbed with a pen multiple times and rushed to hospital.
The attacker was detained by churchgoers before cops swooped and arrested a suspect, reports say.
A chilling photo later emerged of what appeared to be the suspect smiling at a camera while detained on the floor of the church.
And furious crowds filled the streets outside the church following the attack – reportedly calling to “cut off the fingers” of the suspect.
Footage also appeared to show bricks being hurled at riot cops.
New South Wales cops confirmed “a police operation is underway” in Wakeley following reports that “a number of people were stabbed” at the church.
They said: “Officers arrested a male and he is assisting police with inquiries.
“The injured people suffered non-life threatening injuries and are being treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics.”
Paramedics said they were treating four people who were injured in the attack.
Sydney’s Liverpool Hospital – where Bishop Emmanuel is reportedly being treated – is said to be in lockdown.
The live stream footage shows Bishop Emmanuel speaking at an altar as a man calmly walks up to him and lunges at his face and neck with a weapon.
Bishop Emmanuel falls to the ground and screams can be heard from the congregation as several churchgoers rush forward to help.
It comes after rampaging knifeman Joel Cauchi murdered six people at a mall in Bondi on Saturday.
Hero cop Inspector Amy Scott single-handedly confronted Cauchi, 40, as he stalked victims at Westfield Bondi Junction and shot him dead.
The inspector, who happened to be nearby at the time of the attack, fired at the assailant after he turned on her and raised a knife.
Cauchi attacked 17 people – three men and 14 women – during his horror rampage.
Among the wounded were a nine-month-old baby girl and her mum Dr Ashlee Good, 38, who died from her injuries in hospital.
Before Dr Good tragically died in hospital, five others were declared dead in the shopping centre – Jade Young, 47, Pikria Darchia, 55, Dawn Singleton, 25, Ashlee Good, 38, and Cheng Yixuan, 27.
Security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, was the only man killed in the horrific onslaught.
After hours of emergency surgery, Dr Good’s family reported the baby girl is now “doing well”.
Police said it was “obvious” the killer focused on women.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that “the gender breakdown is, of course, concerning”.
Witnesses told how they heard screaming before seeing the attacker “indiscriminately swiping” at people as he calmly walked along the corridors.
The killer’s dad, Andrew, told reporters that his son, who battled with mental illness, had come off anti-psychotic medication shortly before unleashing terror on his victims.
He said: “To you he is a monster. To me, he was a very sick boy.”
On Sunday, Andrew and Cauchi’s mum Michele described their son’s actions as “truly horrific”.
Four people who were injured during the violent rampage have been discharged from hospital, as another eight continue to receive care – some in serious conditions.
Cauchi was known to police before the attack for mental health-related matters.
He is said to have lived with schizophrenia and used drugs including methamphetamine and psychedelics.
He posted an advertisement online mid-last year offering his services as a male escort in which he presented himself as an “athletic good looking 39-year-old guy”.
The surfer, described by “weird” and “strange”, is known to have been obsessed with knives – and even once called police to claim “domestic violence” after his parents hid knives from him.
The Sydney mall knifeman murdered five women and one man in a violent rampage on Saturday9News
Dawn Singleton, who was killed in the atrocity, was due to wed cop Ashley WildeyFacebook
First-time mum Dr Ashlee Good threw her injured baby to other shoppers before tragically succumbing to her injuries
PAOther victims included Pikria Darchia, who was originally from Tbilisi in Georgia[/caption]
UNPIXSSydney architect Jade Young was also killed[/caption]
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