New charges have been brought against a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing a bishop during a live-streamed sermon.
A court was told on Friday that the teenager will face charges of wounding with intent to murder and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, in addition to an existing charge of committing a terrorist act.
The court was also told investigators identified 52,000 images and 7,500 videos on the teenager’s phone, some of which will require a terrorism evidence notice to access.
“That takes some time,” the Crown prosecutor told Parramatta Youth Court.
The teenager will remain behind bars, accused of stabbing Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and priest Isaac Royel during a livestreamed service at Christ the Good Shepherd Church on April 15.
New charges have been filed against a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing Bishop Emmanuel (pictured right) at Christ the Good Shepherd Church on April 15.
Father Isaac Royel (pictured right) after being released from hospital two days after the attack.
Six other people were charged with violent disorder (pictured) outside the church following the alleged stabbing.
The new charge of intent to murder relates to Bishop Emmanuel, while the charge of intent to cause grievous bodily harm relates to Father Royel.
The stabbing, which investigators say was religiously motivated, left Bishop Emmanuel seriously injured before the teenager was subdued.
The teen had received intermittent treatment for mental health issues for several years, his attorney said during a previous court appearance.
Police also charged five other juveniles in connection with the stabbing.
Two men, ages 17 and 14, were charged with possession or control of violent extremist material obtained or accessed through a transportation service.
A boy, aged 17, was charged with conspiracy to participate in an act of preparation or planning of a terrorist act and possession of a knife in a public place.
Two boys, both aged 16, face charges of conspiracy to engage in any act of preparation or planning for a terrorist act.
Six more people were charged with violent disorder outside the church following the alleged stabbing, bringing the number of people facing court over the ugly melee to 29 people.
The matter of the alleged stabber will return to court on July 26.
