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Crime
Mosque attacker ‘used petrol’ to set pair on fire
(BBC) A man who set alight two elderly men as they left mosques used petrol contained in a water bottle to carry out the attacks, a court heard. Mohammed Abbkr, 29, is on trial over injuries to Hashi Odowa, 82, near an […]
Crime
British ‘hitman’ found guilty of plotting to kill Pakistani activist
(BBC) A British “hitman” has been found guilty of conspiring to kill a Pakistani dissident in the Netherlands. A court in London heard Muhammad Gohir Khan was offered £100,000 (about $134,000) to carry out the murder in Rotterdam last year. However, he […]
Law Enforcement
Matthew King: Wickford man who planned terror acts has appeal rejected
(BBC) A man who planned to attack British military personnel and join the so-called Islamic State has had a bid to reduce his life sentence rejected. Matthew King, from Essex, was jailed for life with a minimum of six years at the […]