Terrorism probe of asylum seeker killer not to be considered at victim’s inquest
A review of potential terrorism involvement of an asylum seeker who murdered a 21-year-old man will not be considered at the victim’s inquest because his death “was not terrorist-related”, a coroner has said.
Thomas Roberts, 21, was stabbed to death by Afghan Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai as he acted as a “peacemaker” in an argument between the killer and his friend James Medway in Bournemouth, Dorset, on March 12 2022.
Abdulrahimzai, who arrived in the UK in December 2019, told the authorities at the time of
