Sydney university stabbing: teenage boy who allegedly attacked student was arrested last year, minister says

Yasmin Catley says 14-year-old had been through government program run by NSW's department of community and justice

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The NSW police minister, Yasmin Catley, says the 14-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a Sydney university student was previously arrested over a separate incident last year, with the charges later dismissed.

NSW police are investigating whether the attack at the University of Sydney on Wednesday has extremist links and believe the boy may have been influenced by a salad bar" of mixed ideologies, while parents have been warned to be vigilant about the content young people are viewing online.

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