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| Finsbury Park trial - live updates: Court hears new evidence on 'whether Darren Osborne acted with others' in attack | |
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| Woolwich Crown Court is hearing evidence on whether the Finsbury Park attacker "acted together with other persons, specifically a man called Dave and a man called Terry Jones". | |
| After a lengthy delay in proceedings, prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC called a police officer back to analyse new CCTV footage. | |
| Darren Osborne, 48, denies charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly ramming a van into Muslim worshippers shortly after midnight on 19 June. | Darren Osborne, 48, denies charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly ramming a van into Muslim worshippers shortly after midnight on 19 June. |
| The attack, deemed by prosecutors to be an act of terrorism, killed one man and seriously injured nine others, including a victim who was left trapped under the van. | The attack, deemed by prosecutors to be an act of terrorism, killed one man and seriously injured nine others, including a victim who was left trapped under the van. |
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| On Thursday, the jury heard that a 51-year-old man killed in the attack died of “catastrophic” injuries. | On Thursday, the jury heard that a 51-year-old man killed in the attack died of “catastrophic” injuries. |
| Makram Ali collapsed of unknown causes after leaving Ramadan prayers at the nearby Muslim Welfare House. | Makram Ali collapsed of unknown causes after leaving Ramadan prayers at the nearby Muslim Welfare House. |
| He fell to the ground just two minutes before the van struck and killed him shortly after midnight on 19 June, the court heard. | He fell to the ground just two minutes before the van struck and killed him shortly after midnight on 19 June, the court heard. |
| Some of the witnesses who rushed to help the grandfather previously speculated that he may have suffered a heart attack, but a Home Office pathologist said there was no abnormality. | Some of the witnesses who rushed to help the grandfather previously speculated that he may have suffered a heart attack, but a Home Office pathologist said there was no abnormality. |
| Dr Simon Poole said low blood sugar or muscle weakness could have led to Mr Ali’s collapse but he was alive, talking and moving in the moments before being struck. | Dr Simon Poole said low blood sugar or muscle weakness could have led to Mr Ali’s collapse but he was alive, talking and moving in the moments before being struck. |
| “The injuries are best summarised as being catastrophic,” he said. “The heart and lungs ceased to function abruptly... He would have died virtually instantaneously.” | “The injuries are best summarised as being catastrophic,” he said. “The heart and lungs ceased to function abruptly... He would have died virtually instantaneously.” |
| Reports from forensic collision investigators concluded that Mr Osborne “intentionally steered” the van, which he hired in Cardiff and drove to London, into the crowd of worshippers. | Reports from forensic collision investigators concluded that Mr Osborne “intentionally steered” the van, which he hired in Cardiff and drove to London, into the crowd of worshippers. |
| Tests found that the vehicle was in good condition and there was nothing in the road that would have caused Mr Osborne to swerve or crash. | Tests found that the vehicle was in good condition and there was nothing in the road that would have caused Mr Osborne to swerve or crash. |
| The court previously heard the pro-Palestinian al-Quds Day march may have been the father-of-four’s original target but he found surrounding roads closed and started searching for mosques in London. | The court previously heard the pro-Palestinian al-Quds Day march may have been the father-of-four’s original target but he found surrounding roads closed and started searching for mosques in London. |
| A statement from Mr Osborne’s partner alleged that the father-of-four became “brainwashed” after watching a drama on grooming gangs and reading far-right social media posts. | A statement from Mr Osborne’s partner alleged that the father-of-four became “brainwashed” after watching a drama on grooming gangs and reading far-right social media posts. |
| Witnesses who saw the defendant in a Cardiff pub the night before the attack heard him allegedly saying: “I’m going to kill Muslims, your family are going to be Muslims, they’re all terrorists and I’m going to take it into my own hands.” | Witnesses who saw the defendant in a Cardiff pub the night before the attack heard him allegedly saying: “I’m going to kill Muslims, your family are going to be Muslims, they’re all terrorists and I’m going to take it into my own hands.” |
| While in the pub, Mr Osborne was seen writing a letter believed to be the same one found in the van after the attack. | While in the pub, Mr Osborne was seen writing a letter believed to be the same one found in the van after the attack. |
| Police body-worn camera footage played to the jury earlier this week, showed the defendant launching into expletive-filled rants targeting Muslims, grooming gangs, Sadiq Khan, Jeremy Corbyn, Lily Allen and the Labour Party after he was arrested. | Police body-worn camera footage played to the jury earlier this week, showed the defendant launching into expletive-filled rants targeting Muslims, grooming gangs, Sadiq Khan, Jeremy Corbyn, Lily Allen and the Labour Party after he was arrested. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |