Police fatally shot the teenager, who they stated was armed with a 30-centimetre kitchen knife, in a standoff on Saturday night time within the Bunnings automobile park within the southern Perth suburb of Willetton.
The sufferer was discovered with severe accidents however improved to a secure situation in Royal Perth Hospital, the place he remained.
“I’m presently coming to phrases with my accidents, and the circumstances surrounding the occasions of Saturday night,” the person, who needed to stay nameless, stated in a press release this afternoon.
“I wish to thank the primary responders who attended the scene, the workers at Royal Perth Hospital for the therapy that I’ve obtained and the neighborhood for his or her assist.”
The person stated it was a “very tough time” and requested for privateness whereas recovering from “bodily accidents and the emotional toll”.
Debate has continued for days after the incident about how {the teenager} was handled and monitored earlier than the assault.
It was earlier revealed he had been given entry to his faculty’s prayer rooms with out direct supervision, regardless of dad and mom elevating considerations about what was occurring inside it has emerged.
Western Australian Division of Schooling director normal Lisa Rodgers in the present day described the prayer room as a hall missed by two lecture rooms and a workers workplace.
“Definitely there was ongoing sort of passive monitoring of that prayer room,” she instructed 6PR radio, including that the teenager “would have had the chance to take part in that prayer room with out lively oversight”.
Rodgers denied claims the younger extremist was utilizing his time within the room to indoctrinate others after dad and mom of one other scholar raised considerations however admitted he may need been speaking to his friends about faith.
“They might have been having conversations with regard to faith,” she stated.
“However actually not radicalisation, there is a large line between practising your religion and radicalisation.”
The 16-year-old’s on-line actions had been carefully watched earlier than the assault.
He had been caught viewing movies of individuals being beheaded and was supplied with a college laptop computer with a locked browser on which his exercise was monitored.
“What he did exterior of college gates with regard to what he did with that content material, I am unable to communicate to,” Rodgers stated.
“However I can inform you and I can guarantee dad and mom that whereas he was at college he was prevailed and monitored.”
She stated Rossmoyne was reporting to police in regards to the boy each month.
The schooling division stated prayer rooms at Rossmoyne and different faculties would stay open so college students had the chance to practise their faith.
“We will not ask college students to park their religion on the door,” Rodgers stated.