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Callum Parslow was given a life sentence for the attempted murder of an asylum seekerCallum Parslow was given a life sentence for the attempted murder of an asylum seeker
A white supremacist who stabbed an asylum seeker at a hotel in what a judge said was "undoubtedly a terrorist attack" has been jailed for life.A white supremacist who stabbed an asylum seeker at a hotel in what a judge said was "undoubtedly a terrorist attack" has been jailed for life.
Callum Parslow, 32, stabbed Nahom Hagos in the chest and hand at the Pear Tree Inn at Smite near Worcester.Callum Parslow, 32, stabbed Nahom Hagos in the chest and hand at the Pear Tree Inn at Smite near Worcester.
At Woolwich Crown Court, Parslow was given a minimum term of 22 years and eight months for attempted murder.At Woolwich Crown Court, Parslow was given a minimum term of 22 years and eight months for attempted murder.
Sentencing Parslow, Mr Justice Dove said his attack on Mr Hagos was motivated by his adoption of a "far right neo-Nazi mindset, which fuelled your warped, violent and racist views."Sentencing Parslow, Mr Justice Dove said his attack on Mr Hagos was motivated by his adoption of a "far right neo-Nazi mindset, which fuelled your warped, violent and racist views."
During his trial Parslow, of Bromyard Terrace, Worcester, told the jury he travelled to the hotel to stab "one of the Channel migrants" because he was "angry and frustrated".During his trial Parslow, of Bromyard Terrace, Worcester, told the jury he travelled to the hotel to stab "one of the Channel migrants" because he was "angry and frustrated".
He was convicted of attempted murder following a three-week trial at Leicester Crown Court last year.He was convicted of attempted murder following a three-week trial at Leicester Crown Court last year.
He also pleaded guilty to an unconnected sexual offence and two charges of sending electronic communications with intent to cause distress and anxiety.He also pleaded guilty to an unconnected sexual offence and two charges of sending electronic communications with intent to cause distress and anxiety.
The judge told him his victim suffered "devastating injuries" in "a vicious and unprovoked assault on a complete stranger".The judge told him his victim suffered "devastating injuries" in "a vicious and unprovoked assault on a complete stranger".
Mr Hagos is a 25-year-old Eritrean national who has been granted leave to remain in the UK until November 2028.Mr Hagos is a 25-year-old Eritrean national who has been granted leave to remain in the UK until November 2028.
He had previously been a resident at the hotel, and had returned to borrow a bicycle when the attack took place.He had previously been a resident at the hotel, and had returned to borrow a bicycle when the attack took place.
Parslow stabbed Mr Hagos in the chest and hand with a "specialist" knife he had bought online for £770, which the judge said had an "especially hard and sharp blade".Parslow stabbed Mr Hagos in the chest and hand with a "specialist" knife he had bought online for £770, which the judge said had an "especially hard and sharp blade".
Watch: White supremacist given life sentence for attempted murder of asylum seekerWatch: White supremacist given life sentence for attempted murder of asylum seeker
Mr Justice Dove said a clinical psychologist had diagnosed Mr Hagos as having depression and PTSD as a direct result of the attack.Mr Justice Dove said a clinical psychologist had diagnosed Mr Hagos as having depression and PTSD as a direct result of the attack.
In a victim impact statement read in court by the prosecution, he said he continued to suffer "excruciating pain" in his hand and struggled to sleep.In a victim impact statement read in court by the prosecution, he said he continued to suffer "excruciating pain" in his hand and struggled to sleep.
"I had been living and pursuing a happy life before the incident," he said. "This is now a distant memory."I had been living and pursuing a happy life before the incident," he said. "This is now a distant memory.
"I feel lonely and don't feel safe on the street. My life has been turned upside down.""I feel lonely and don't feel safe on the street. My life has been turned upside down."
Parslow has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler's signature on his armParslow has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler's signature on his arm
During his trial a jury heard that Parslow, who has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler's signature on his arm, tried to post a "manifesto" on X before his arrest, which claimed he did his "duty to England" by trying to "exterminate" his victim.During his trial a jury heard that Parslow, who has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler's signature on his arm, tried to post a "manifesto" on X before his arrest, which claimed he did his "duty to England" by trying to "exterminate" his victim.
But the message failed to send.But the message failed to send.
In the failed post, Parslow railed against what he called the "evil enemies of nature and of England" who he identified as "the Jews, the Marxists and the globalists" that he said were responsible for demonising Christianity, white people and European culture.In the failed post, Parslow railed against what he called the "evil enemies of nature and of England" who he identified as "the Jews, the Marxists and the globalists" that he said were responsible for demonising Christianity, white people and European culture.
A police search of Parslow's flat found a second knife in a sheath, an axe, a metal baseball bat, a red armband bearing a swastika, a Nazi-era medallion and copies of Mein Kampf.A police search of Parslow's flat found a second knife in a sheath, an axe, a metal baseball bat, a red armband bearing a swastika, a Nazi-era medallion and copies of Mein Kampf.
Police found Nazi memorabilia at Parslow's homePolice found Nazi memorabilia at Parslow's home
Parslow carried out the attack while he was being investigated for malicious communication and exposure.
Between July and August 2023, Parslow used social media to send "grossly offensive" messages "of a sexual and racist nature", as well as a sexually explicit video, to a woman who was a prominent TV journalist at the time.
The woman's daughter was also targeted in the messages.
The judge said Parslow's actions were motivated by his "extreme right-wing mindset" and his "racist and misogynist attitude".
He had been convicted of similar offences in 2018, when he was jailed for 30 months for seven counts of stalking causing fear of violence and three counts of sending indecent or offensive communications.
Parslow sent messages to 13 different women from Facebook accounts with false names which were "sexually graphic and extremely violent".
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