Second person charged with rioting outside Sydney church after bishop stabbing

Man charged over alleged involvement in incidents outside Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley

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A second person has been charged with rioting outside a Sydney church after the stabbing of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel on Monday.

A man from Fairfield Heights in western Sydney was charged on Friday with riot and “threaten violence, cause fear” after he was allegedly involved in wild scenes outside the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church on Monday night.

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