The final message sent by a “radicalised” teen before he stabbed a man in a Perth Bunnings’ carpark and was shot by police has been revealed, with the boy reportedly saying he was going “on the path of jihad”.
As reported by The West Australian, the 16-year-old sent the message to several people on social media, with several members of Perth’s concerned Islamic community alerting police of the boy’s messages.
“Brothers please forgive me for any time I have wronged you, I am going on the path of jihad tonight for the sake of Allah,” the boy, who had reportedly converted to Islam, wrote.
“I am a soldier of the mujahideen of al-Qa’ida and take responsibility for the actions that will ... take place tonight.”
He also warned his contacts to “clear” incriminating evidence from devices like laptops and phones.
“If you have any illegal or jihadi things online or in real life please make sure to hide them well and clear your technology such as laptops and phones including search history ... as the police will likely look into my contacts,” he wrote.
Police found the teenager at the Willetton Bunnings carpark about 10.15pm on Saturday and were forced to shoot the boy after they were unable to stop him with police Tasers.
The man who was stabbed remains at Royal Perth Hospital in a stable condition.
It’s also since been revealed the teen had reportedly attempted to indoctrinate other students at his high school, and had spent more than two years in a “deradicalisation” program after he was radicalised online.
He’d been known to police since the age of 14, and had mental health issues.
As reported by The West Australian, one parent from the teen’s school, Perth’s prestigious Rossmoyne Senior High School, said a “group of boys” had attempted to “indoctrinate” their son, with the state’s Department of Education being made aware, and forwarded the relevant material.
The concerns prompted the parent to share their concerns with the Australian Federal Police.
On Sunday, WA Police Force Assistant Commissioner Col Blanch confirmed that the teenager had been involved in a national deradicalisation program aimed at guiding attendees away from violent extremism.
However, the state’s top cop didn’t go as far to call the incident a terrorist attack, despite carrying all the “hallmarks” of one.
“I believe this is a person acting alone. I don’t need additional capability at this time whilst it meets the criteria, or at least the definition,” Mr Blanch said.
“It would be too early for me to act now, because I don’t have the concerns of a broader network that might be involved at this stage.”
PM concerned over role of social media
Speaking about Saturday’s events, Anthony Albanese acknowledged the actions of the Muslim community in alerting police to the incident.
The Prime Minister also spoke of the role of social media, which he said could influence people into “more extreme positions” through “the use of algorithms”.
“It is a dynamic that isn’t just an issue for government. It is an issue for our entire society, whether it be violent extremism, misogyny and violence against women,” he said.
The teenager’s attack has been condemned by Perth’s largest mosque, the Nasir Mosque.
“The whole community is shook, and we are all concerned regarding the perpetrators’ online radicalisation that early reports are hinting towards,” Imam Syed Wadood Janud said.
“There is no place for violence in Islam. We appreciate the effort of the police to keep our communities safe. I also want to commend the local Muslim community who had flagged the individual prior with the police.”
Calls for psychiatrists, psychologists in schools
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie also said she was “terribly concerned” about radicalisation online and said it’s time “we talked about putting fully qualified psychiatrists or psychologists in our schools.
“Maybe looking at reducing the chaplains program because I’m not sure that that is helpful either,” she told Nine’s Today.
She added she wanted deradicalisation programs to happen in person rather than through online programs.
“The older they are ... the more desensitised they’ve become because of social media platforms.”
“You’ve got to have them in person out there. You cannot run a program to [de-radicalise] someone over the internet ... It is never going to work with these kids.”
Appearing on Sunrise, Tanya Plibersek noted it was the Islamic community in Perth that drew the authorities’ attention to his “concerning behaviour”.
“I think it’s important to allow time for an investigation to see what more could have been done to prevent this tragedy,” she told Seven.
“It does, again, remind us that, yes, of course, we need to invest in mental health support
services. We did increase funding in the last budget by $580m.
“We need to, of course, hold the social media giants to account for this stuff. Once again, we hear of this incredibly disturbing behaviour that has been at least made worse by what’s happening online.”
Saturday’s attacks comes just weeks after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was allegedly stabbed while giving a sermon at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney’s southwest.
A 16-year-old teen has been arrested and charged with the attack, which had been lifestreamed, and the attack was declared a terrorist incident.
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