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The Wakeley church stabbing and the investigation that followed

A stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in April 2024 was followed by a public order incident in the western Sydney suburb of Wakeley.

Illustration of an emergency response outside a church in Wakeley.
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Timeline

  1. April 2024: A stabbing at a church is followed by public disorder.
  2. 2023–24 reporting year: New South Wales Police documents the investigation and reports charges against 42 people.

What police documented

New South Wales Police established Strike Force Dribs in response to the stabbing and public disorder. The force recorded the investigation in its annual report for 2023–24, under its account of policing in the South West Metropolitan Region.

What the figures cover

The report lists 42 people charged and 45 search warrants executed by the investigation. Those figures describe investigative actions. The report supplies no count of convictions or estimated cost of the response in this entry. New South Wales Police annual report