Chifley College in Sydney locked down after student caught with knife, teacher injured
Chifley College in Sydney’s west is on lockdown after a student arrived on campus armed with a knife.
NSW Police said while no children were injured in the incident, a teacher was injured when they tried to take the knife from the student.
“Emergency services attended a school on Maple Road, North St Marys, at around 1.20pm today following reports that a student had a knife,” the statement said.
‘One employee suffered a minor laceration while allegedly attempting to confiscate the knife before police arrived.
‘NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the staff member and took the child to hospital for assessment.
Chifley College (pictured) in Sydney’s west is on lockdown after a student arrived on campus armed with a knife
“No students were injured in the incident. The investigation into the incident continues.”
The school issued a statement shortly after the lockdown.
‘For our school community: we are currently in lockdown.’
‘Please rest assured that all students and staff are safe. More information will be provided shortly. Thank you.’
The latest knife-related incident follows a spate of knife crimes in recent weeks, including the stabbing murders of six people at the Westfield shopping center in Bondi Junction.
There was also a shocking attack on a bishop during a livestreamed church service.
Assyrian religious leader Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, western Sydney, on April 15 when a teenager wearing a hoodie walked up to the altar and allegedly stabbed him several times.
Gruesome footage of the incident, which was broadcast live on the church’s YouTube page, showed Bishop Emmanuel looking up in surprise as the attacker suddenly received blows to his face and head.
In Torquay, Victoria, a man who was allegedly threatened with a knife by ex-soldier Travis Johnston while holding his 19-month-old son said he immediately thought of the Bondi Junction tragedy.
Earlier this month, surfer Kye Schaefer, 22, was stabbed at Park Beach in Coffs Harbour, NSW, at around 6.40am while still wearing his wetsuit.
More to come…