Moroccan Asylum Seeker Found Guilty of Murder and Attempted Murder in Revenge for Gaza Conflict
A Moroccan man named Ahmed Alid, 45, was found guilty of murder in northeast England on Thursday.
He stabbed a 70-year-old passer-by to death in Hartlepool last October, following an earlier attack on his housemate with two knives.
After his arrest, Alid told police he had committed the acts in response to the conflict in Gaza and as revenge for Israeli actions, including the killing of innocent children.
He also expressed a desire to have killed more people with weapons if he had the means.
Alid had sought asylum in Britain.
Ahmed Alid admitted to attacking two innocent people with knives, resulting in devastating consequences.
He first stabbed his housemate six times after learning of his conversion to Christianity, shouting "Allahu Akbar." The housemate survived and another occupant intervened.
Alid then went on to attack a stranger on the street, killing him.
The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) stated that Alid would have killed more people if he could have.
Alid, armed with one of the knives from his house, attacked Terence Carney in Hartlepool, stabbing him multiple times.
Carney died at the scene after police arrived.
Following his arrest, Alid assaulted two female detectives.
He was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker at Teeside Crown Court.
His sentencing, including potential terrorism charges, is scheduled for May 17.