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| Finsbury Park attack suspect told police 'I'm flying solo' | Finsbury Park attack suspect told police 'I'm flying solo' |
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| The man accused of driving a van into a crowd of people near a London mosque told police on the day of his arrest he was "flying solo", a court has heard. | The man accused of driving a van into a crowd of people near a London mosque told police on the day of his arrest he was "flying solo", a court has heard. |
| Darren Osborne, 48, is accused of mowing down people in Finsbury Park, killing one and injuring nine others. | Darren Osborne, 48, is accused of mowing down people in Finsbury Park, killing one and injuring nine others. |
| The jury at Woolwich Crown Court is considering who was driving at the time on the attack on 19 June 2017, and if the alleged attacker acted with others. | The jury at Woolwich Crown Court is considering who was driving at the time on the attack on 19 June 2017, and if the alleged attacker acted with others. |
| Mr Osborne, from Cardiff, denies charges of murder and attempted murder. | Mr Osborne, from Cardiff, denies charges of murder and attempted murder. |
| The court is hearing evidence on whether Mr Osborne acted with accomplices - namely two men, known only as "Dave" and "Terry Jones". | |
| Concluding the prosecution case, Jonathan Rees QC said Mr Osborne told the Metropolitan Police on the day of the attack that he was acting alone. | |
| He read a statement from Det Con Paul Dring, who interviewed Mr Osborne as he was under armed guard at University College Hospital, on the day of the attack. | |
| DC Dring said he asked Ms Osborne: "In terms of what happened today, is there anyone else involved?" to which the defendant allegedly replied "no". | |
| The court heard that at the end of the interview, DC Dring asked: "Finally from me, is there anything at all that you know about that could harm anyone?" | |
| Mr Osborne replied "no", and after a pause added: "I'm flying solo", the court heard. | |
| 'Couple of pints' | |
| Mr Osborne is said to have told officers he "lost control" of his van while detained in the back of a police vehicle following the collision. | |
| The court was shown footage from the body camera of PC David Jones, who is said to have handcuffed Mr Osborne while he was on the ground after the incident. | |
| A man - who the prosecution says is Mr Osborne - can be heard saying: "I lost control of the van", and "lost control, man". | |
| Mr Jones allegedly said: "Were you driving, yeah?" and the man is heard to reply: "Yeah". | |
| Asked if he had been drinking, the man said he had consumed a "couple of pints". | |
| Mr Osborne denies the murder of Makram Ali, 51, and attempted murder of "persons at the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Whadcoat Street, London". |