SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — A 16-year-old Taiwanese national was arrested over a stabbing incident outside of Scientology's headquarters in Sydney, Australia.<br /><br />The suspect was trying to stop his mother, who was a member of the Church of Scientology, from undergoing a "purification ceremony," reports the Sydney Morning Herald.<br /><br />Detectives said the suspect was asked to leave the church due to a "domestic incident," the Sydney Morning Herald reports.<br /><br />He was being escorted by the victim, a 24-year-old Taiwanese national who was also a member of the Church of Scientology.<br /><br />The suspect allegedly took out a 25-centimeter-long kitchen knife and stabbed the 24-year-old in the neck.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the 24-year-old Taiwanese man didn't make it. The police said the alleged assailant also stabbed another church member, a man aged 30.<br /><br />Police arrived and drew their tasers and the suspect dropped the knife.<br /><br />The suspect has been charged with common assault (domestic violence), common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, according to ABC News Australia.<br /><br />He was refused bail on a murder charge at Parramatta Children's Court.<br /><br />The suspect will require a Mandarin interpreter when he appears again in court on Monday, ABC News reports.
