A courtroom sketch of Ali Harbi Ali Image: PA A courtroom sketch of Ali Harbi Ali Image: PA AN ALLEGED TERRORIST told police MP David Amess suspected a Brass Eye-style “sting” before he launched a frenzied knife attack.
He told police: “Sat down with him. He was quick, but I think he knew straight away something was up. Following his arrest, Ali confirmed it was a “terror attack”, saying: “I mean, I guess yeah, I killed an MP. I done it, so yeah.”In the next interview, on 16 October, Ali was reminded by Police Constable Jody Grogan of what he had said.“Nah, I just… the way I worded it. It sounds like a Little Britain episode. Um, I just… yeah, it sounded like what a terrorist act is.
Ali described his previous ambition was to study medicine, but by 2014 he said: “I pretty much already radicalised myself.” He decided to target an MP that had voted on Syrian airstrikes because they were “accessible” and “numerous”.“It wasn’t just him – I went to Mike Freer’s surgery in Finchley.”
Someone’s getting fired they didn’t mention the killers skin colour in the headline