(Radio NZ) The man responsible for Friday afternoon’s terror attack in a west Auckland supermarket can now be named as Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen.
The 32-year-old Sri Lankan national was shot dead by police after stabbing six people inside Countdown LynnMall. A seventh person was also injured in the attack.
Suppression orders have prevented details about his identity and background from being made public.
They have now lapsed and it can be revealed immigration authorities were seeking to have Samsudeen’s refugee status revoked.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also released a statement tonight saying the government has been trying to deport Samsudeen for years in a process she described as “frustrating.”
