Teen charged with murder at Scientology centre to remain in mental health facility
A teenage boy charged over a stabbing attack at a Scientology centre in Sydney that left one church member dead will remain in a mental health facility, a court has ruled.
The 16-year-old is accused of murdering Taiwanese national Chih-Jen Yeh, 24, by stabbing him in the neck with a large kitchen knife while being escorted from the Church of Scientology’s Australasian headquarters in Chatswood on the afternoon of January 3.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, did not appear at a Sydney children’s court on Tuesday and his lawyer did not apply for his release.
The matter is scheduled to return to court on March 18.
