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Army chaplain forgives teen who stabbed him and embraces him in court
2025-04-25 23:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
A Defence Forces chaplain who was repeatedly stabbed by a teenage boy motivated by "a radicalised Islamic mindset" today told his attacker that he forgives him, with the priest and the defendant later embracing in the courtroom. Delivering an emotional victim impact statement today, Father Paul Murphy said there was no doubt but that he was "the right person, in the right place, at the right time" on the night of the attack and "out of all the members of our Defence Forces I was best placed to take the knife". He added: "I thank God every single day that the knife tore through my skin, and not through the body of one of my comrades. I consider it an honour and a privilege to carry those scars until my dying day". Turning to the 17-year-old boy in the dock as he read his statement, Fr Murphy said that he was "in the business of forgiveness" and offered "the young man standing accused before me, the forgiveness that will hopefully help you to become a better person. I believe you are 17...
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