A Birmingham court returned a majority verdict convicting 40-year-old Mohammed Alfatih of unlawful wounding, criminal damage, and carrying two knives, though jurors cleared him of wounding with intent. The defendant carried out the knife attack against a bailiff directly outside his home. Counter-terrorism officers were already monitoring the former Hamas bodyguard when the violent encounter took place. Alfatih had originally been granted asylum in the UK in 2015 before securing citizenship five years later.
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The convicted assailant had previously received asylum in the UK in 2015 and later gained…: The convicted assailant had previously received asylum in the UK in 2015 and later gained British citizenship.
Authorities in Germany currently want the defendant over an alleged plot to murder Jewish…: Authorities in Germany currently want the defendant over an alleged plot to murder Jewish people.
The German-born suspect is reported to have once served as a bodyguard to the leader of H…: The German-born suspect is reported to have once served as a bodyguard to the leader of Hamas.
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A suspected Hamas member, wanted in Germany over an alleged plot to murder Jewish people, has been found guilty of a knife attack on a bailiff outside his UK home.
Germany-born Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, is reported to have acted as a bodyguard to the leader of Hamas before being granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.
The 40-year-old was found guilty by majority verdict of unlawful wounding, possession of two knives and criminal damage. He was cleared of the more serious charge of wounding with intent.
The incident involving the bailiff happened in Birmingham last year, while Alfatih was under surveillance by a counter-terrorism unit.
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