Terrorist who killed stranger 'for the people of Gaza' jailed for life

A terrorist who stabbed a stranger to death in an attack motivated by the conflict in Gaza was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 45 years.

Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, an asylum seeker who claimed to be from Morocco, would have killed more people if he had not been cornered by armed police while seeking out more victims.

He had attempted to kill his housemate Javed Nouri, 31, a Christian convert, then prowled the streets of Hartlepool until he came across Terence Carney, 70, stabbing him six times in the chest, abdomen and back.

Alid was convicted of murder, attempted murder and assaulting two female police officers after he was detained following a trial at Teesside Crown Court.

Passing sentence, the judge, Mrs Justice Chema-Grubb, said: "You attacked and murdered Terence Carney in a terrorist act.

"You intended it as revenge for the actions of a foreign country, Israel, and to intimidate and influence the British government in its international relations.

"You hoped to frighten the people of Britain and to undermine the freedoms they enjoy."

The judge's sentencing remarks can be read in full at: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-...

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