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2017 Finsbury Park van attack — the full case file

SOLVEDNear Finsbury Park Mosque, Seven Sisters Road, London1:46

A van was deliberately driven into a crowd of Muslim pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque in London on 19 June 2017, killing Makram Ali and injuring eleven others; Darren Osborne was later convicted of terrorism-related murder and attempted murder.

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Imam Mohammed Mahmoud stopped bystanders from beating the Finsbury Park van driver after the attack. A van was deliberately driven into a crowd of Muslim pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque in London on 19 June 2017, killing Makram Ali and injuring eleven others; Darren Osborne was later convicted of terrorism-related murder and attempted murder. “the hero of the day,” the mosque's chief executive said. On June 19, 2017, a van is driven into a crowd of Muslim pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque, London; Makram Ali dies at the scene and eleven others are injured. On June 23, 2017, Darren Osborne is charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder. On December 21, 2017, Osborne pleads guilty to reduced charges. In January 2018, Trial held at Woolwich Crown Court. On February 1, 2018, Osborne is found guilty of terrorism-related murder and attempted murder. In 2019, Detective Superintendents Mark Gower and Claire Summers and Imam Mohammed Mahmoud receive OBEs in the New Year Honours for their roles in the response. On the five-year anniversary, political leaders and the mosque chairman issue public statements about the attack's legacy and ongoing Islamophobia. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of Makram Ali. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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