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| Stanwell Tesco stabbing: 'Far-right' knifeman admits attack | Stanwell Tesco stabbing: 'Far-right' knifeman admits attack |
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| A knifeman who slashed a 19-year-old Bulgarian in a Tesco car park after praising the Christchurch terror attacker has admitted attempted murder. | A knifeman who slashed a 19-year-old Bulgarian in a Tesco car park after praising the Christchurch terror attacker has admitted attempted murder. |
| Vincent Fuller, 50, thrust a blade through Dimitar Mihaylov's car window in Stanwell, Surrey, on 16 March. | Vincent Fuller, 50, thrust a blade through Dimitar Mihaylov's car window in Stanwell, Surrey, on 16 March. |
| Prosecutors said the attack, a day after 51 Muslims were gunned down in New Zealand, was an act of far-right terrorism. | Prosecutors said the attack, a day after 51 Muslims were gunned down in New Zealand, was an act of far-right terrorism. |
| Fuller denies this, but accepts the stabbing was racially motivated. | Fuller denies this, but accepts the stabbing was racially motivated. |
| Before the attack, Fuller declared support for Christchurch shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant in a Facebook post. | |
| "I am English, no matter what the government say kill all the non English and get them all out of our of England," he wrote. | "I am English, no matter what the government say kill all the non English and get them all out of our of England," he wrote. |
| 'Kill Muslims' | 'Kill Muslims' |
| The next day, Fuller approached Mr Mihaylov's car and shouted "you are going to die" as he swiped at him through the open window, prosecutors said. | The next day, Fuller approached Mr Mihaylov's car and shouted "you are going to die" as he swiped at him through the open window, prosecutors said. |
| His victim sustained wounds to his hands and neck. | His victim sustained wounds to his hands and neck. |
| Before the car park stabbing, Fuller had approached the home of a neighbour - who is of south Asian descent - armed with a baseball bat. | Before the car park stabbing, Fuller had approached the home of a neighbour - who is of south Asian descent - armed with a baseball bat. |
| He went on to indiscriminately attack occupied vehicles, and was reportedly heard shouting "white supremacy" and "I'm going to kill Muslims". | He went on to indiscriminately attack occupied vehicles, and was reportedly heard shouting "white supremacy" and "I'm going to kill Muslims". |
| His earlier guilty pleas to attempted murder and possession of a bladed article, can be reported after he admitted further charges at Kingston Crown Court. | His earlier guilty pleas to attempted murder and possession of a bladed article, can be reported after he admitted further charges at Kingston Crown Court. |
| He admitted affray and causing racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress. | He admitted affray and causing racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress. |
| Fuller, of Viola Avenue, Stanwell, will be sentenced on 5 September. | Fuller, of Viola Avenue, Stanwell, will be sentenced on 5 September. |
| A judge will decide whether his actions amounted to terrorism. | A judge will decide whether his actions amounted to terrorism. |