Court finds 48-yr-old man guilty of attack on London Mosque

A 48-year-old man identified as Darren Osborne has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving into a group of people outside a London mosque in June, 2017.

Osborne was charged at Woolwich Crown Court, with police and prosecutors saying it was an act of “terrorism”.

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According to reports, the convict who hails from Wales, was found guilty of murdering 51-year-old Makram Ali and trying to kill others in the Finsbury Park area of north London during the incident.

Reports say Osborne developed an obsession with Muslims after watching a BBC programme in which white girls were abused by British Pakistani men.

 

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