Reading triple murderer should not get life in jail because he only had ‘fleeting interest’ in Islamist extremism, judge hears as victims’ families describe ‘unbearable loss’
Reading triple murderer Khairi Saadallah should not be jailed for life over a ‘fleeting interest’ to Islamist jihad, his defence barrister has told a court.
Saadallah, 26, shouted ‘Allahu akbar’ during his murderous rampage in a Reading park last year which left teacher James Furlong, 36, scientist David Wails, 49, and US citizen Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, dead.
The failed Libyan asylum seeker, who had photos of an ISIS flag, Jihadi John and the Twin Towers on his phone, launched the attacks in Forbury Gardens as the victims were enjoying a summer evening on June 20 last year after the first lockdown restrictions in England were relaxed.
