Reading stabbings: Khairi Saadallah charged with murder

(BBC) A man has been charged with the murder of three men who were stabbed to death in a public park in Reading.

Khairi Saadallah is accused of killing James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, on 20 June. The attack in Forbury Gardens was later declared a terrorist incident.

Mr Saadallah, 25, has also been charged with three counts of attempted murder, Thames Valley Police said.

He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The 25-year-old came to the UK from Libya in 2012. He originally claimed asylum and was given leave to remain in 2018.

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