Priest Stabbed At Church In Rare Singapore Attack

Singapore police step up patrols after attack on priest
A man is to be charged tomorrow with stabbing the parish priest at St Joseph's Church in Bukit Timah on Saturday, the Singapore home ministry said.
Priest Stabbed At Church In Rare Singapore Attack: Police
A Roman Catholic priest was stabbed while saying mass inside a church in Singapore on Saturday, police said, but added they did not think it was an act of terrorism.
Singapore Charges Man With Stabbing Priest During Mass
Basnayake Keith Spencer, 37, is accused of using a foldable knife to stab parish priest Christopher Lee Kwong Heng, 57, in the mouth during Saturday evening mass at St Joseph’s Church in the upmarket Bukit Timah district, the charge sheet showed.
S’pore man charged with stabbing priest
The 37-year-old man has been charged with causing grievous hurt to a priest of St Joseph's Church during a special morning mass for children on Saturday.
Singapore: Priest attacked with folding knife during communion
The 37-year-old Singaporean Sinhalese man who was arrested for stabbing a priest at a church in Bukit Timah on Nov 9 had done so with a folding knife during communion, said the police in the wee hours of Nov 10.
Priest stabbed during mass in Singapore, attacker arrested
Police said they did not think the attack was an attack of terrorism, while the priest was sent to hospital in ‘stable condition’.

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