Teenager accused of Sydney church stabbing has history of behaviour consistent with mental illness, court hears

Police charged 16-year-old boy with terrorism offence over stabbing of bishop at church in Sydney suburb of Wakeley

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A teenage boy facing a possible life term in prison for terrorism over the stabbing of a bishop has shown behaviour consistent with mental illness or intellectual disability, his lawyer has said.

The 16-year-old is accused of travelling 90 minutes from his home to attack Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel during a livestreamed sermon at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on Monday night.

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