A TEENAGE boy who was shot dead by police on Sunday after stabbing a man in Perth, Australia, had been in a de-radicalisation programme, authorities said today. 

Western Australia Minister of Police Paul Papalia said the boy had participated in the federally funded Countering Violent Extremism programme for two years, but had no criminal record.

He said: “The challenge we confront with people like the 16-year-old in this incident is that he’s known to hold views that are dangerous and [could] potentially  be radicalised.