Confetti burst into the air and pop stars crooned when the Church of Scientology's Australian headquarters opened its doors about two-and-a-half years ago.
But the $57 million facility, hailed as a 'perfectly perfect beacon of freedom' during its 2016 ribbon cutting, was marred with blood, death and tragedy on Thursday afternoon.
A 24-year-old worshipper was fatally stabbed in the neck on the religious centre's sprawling grounds near Chatswood, on Sydney's north shore.
The young man was rushed to Royal North Shore in a critical condition just after 12.30pm but later died at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Police hauled bags of evidence out of the grounds of the Church of Scientology's regional headquarters, at Chatswood, on Sydney's lower north shore, on Thursday afternoon
Several officers stood guard outside the premises, blocking off entrances to the three acre, $57 million facility with police tape
The site was described as 'perfectly perfect' upon its opening in 2016 but there was a decidedly morbid feel to acreage on Thursday (file photo)
The entrance to the Church headquarters on Sydney's lower north shore, pictured prior to becoming a crime scene
The building's 'great auditorium'. A photo of the religion's founder, L. Ron Hubbard, can be seen mounted on the wall, far right
The disturbing incident unfolded after a 'domestic incident' led to a boy being removed from the premises on Wednesday.
The incident was unrelated to the Church, police said.
It's thought the 16-year-old had a family member who attended the centre and was at the facility on Thursday.
A young Scientologist, who asked not to be identified, told the Australian Associated Press his mother was inside the facility and he'd been stopped from entering to see her.
'I came down when the first (media) camera crew showed up but I was told it wasn't a huge deal,' he told AAP.
'It's a huge building, a lot of people come from around Asia to study here,' he said.
'It offers a lot of services other (Scientology properties) don't.'
The Church's construction of its headquarters in Chatswood was controversial.
Local residents were concerned that the site's opening would make the bush area too busy. The facility is the Church's 'biggest spiritual facility outside the United States'.
The facility contains dozens of course rooms where followers can study and receive spiritual counselling using the organisation's 'e-meter' technology
The building contains an office for L. Ron Hubbard - a 'permanent' tribute to the science fiction author who founded the religion decades ago
Green and gold confetti fell from the sky as Scientology followers celebrated the facility's opening in 2016 - with pop star Kate Ceberano also performing
David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology, said the site was 'perfectly perfect' when he opened the facility (pictured)
The organisation purchasing the site for $37 million and plunging a further $20 million into renovations and reconstruction.
The secretive group hoped followers from Taiwan, Indonesia, New Zealand and part of Asia would be able to worship at the centre, the former site of the National Acoustics Laboratory.
Facilities include 60 'auditing' or spiritual counselling rooms - where technology called 'e-meters' are used; a chapel, grand auditorium, production studio and an office devoted to L. Ron Hubbard.
Police investigations into today's stabbing continue.
The renovated facility sits on the edge of the Lane Cove National Park on the city's north shore
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But the $57 million facility, hailed as a ‘perfectly perfect beacon of freedom’ during its 2016 ribbon cutting, was ...
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