Priest stabbed while conducting mass in St Joseph's Church; 37-year-old attacker arrested
SINGAPORE – A priest was stabbed while he was conducting evening mass at St Joseph’s Church on Nov 9.
The suspect, a 37-year-old Singaporean man, has been arrested. He is believed to have acted alone, and the police said they do not suspect that this was an act of terrorism, for now.
The 57-year-old priest, Rev Christopher Lee, was attended to by paramedics, and was conscious when taken to the National University Hospital.
In a Facebook post on Nov 9, Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said the attacker was a Singaporean Sinhalese man, who had earlier declared to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority that he is a Christian.
“Police have arrested the attacker and investigations are ongoing,” said Mr Shanmugam. He added that the priest is in stable condition.