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Man who killed grandfather in knife attack on Remembrance Sunday sectioned
Judge Nigel Lickley KC said Ali’s mental illness drove the attack, and the court heard he killed one man and wounded two others.
- On Wednesday, the Old Bailey sentenced Musse Ali, 67, to an indefinite hospital order under the Mental Health Act after he admitted manslaughter and wounding from the November 10, 2024, knife attack at East Street Market.
- During the Remembrance Sunday attack, Ali fatally stabbed Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, in the back and wounded Ho Man Yau and Baheru Nadew Bartura with a 20 to 25cm knife before bystanders disarmed him.
- Judge Nigel Lickley said Ali's untreated schizoaffective disorder was the "main driver in his horrific offending that day." Clinical testimony revealed Ali was "sleeping rough" and "lost to services" before the incident.
- McLeggan's relatives described him as "a warm, kind, and generous man," stating Ali "stole a precious, courageous, supportive and loving person" during the attack. Survivors experience "overwhelming anxiety" and fear.
- Ali, who arrived from Somalia in 1990 seeking political asylum, remains under a Section 41 restriction order ensuring treatment for his severe mental illness while in indefinite detention.
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Man who killed grandfather in knife attack on Remembrance Sunday sectioned
Musse Ali, who had with schizoaffective disorder and was not taking his medicine when he killed 77-year-old Hilkiah McLeggan and wounded two others, was sentenced at the Old Bailey after admitting manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
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Somalian asylum seeker who killed pensioner in Remembrance Sunday stabbing that injured two others avoids jail
A Somalian asylum seeker who killed a pensioner in the Remembrance Sunday stabbing that injured two others have avoided jail. Musse Ali, 68, stabbed his victims with a 25cm knife he had stolen from a shop in south east London.After he admitted manslaughter, possession of a knife and two counts of wounding with intent, the migrant was given a hospital order. MORE TO FOLLOW... TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Our Standards: The GB News Editorial…
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