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Knife Attack, Not Vehicle Strike, Killed British Soldier, Police Say Knife Attack, Not Vehicle Strike, Killed British Soldier, Police Say
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LONDON — The soldier who was killed on a London sidewalk last week died of “multiple incised wounds” that he suffered after he was hit by a car, and not from the impact of the vehicle, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Wednesday, giving a few details from the findings of a postmortem examination.LONDON — The soldier who was killed on a London sidewalk last week died of “multiple incised wounds” that he suffered after he was hit by a car, and not from the impact of the vehicle, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Wednesday, giving a few details from the findings of a postmortem examination.
The victim, Lee Rigby, 25, was walking to a military barracks in southeast London on the afternoon of May 22 when he was struck by the car and then was attacked by two men with knives and meat cleavers, according to witnesses and the police.The victim, Lee Rigby, 25, was walking to a military barracks in southeast London on the afternoon of May 22 when he was struck by the car and then was attacked by two men with knives and meat cleavers, according to witnesses and the police.
The police statement on Wednesday did not address claims made by bystanders that the attackers were trying to behead Mr. Rigby. The police statement on Wednesday did not address claims made by bystanders that the attackers had tried to behead Mr. Rigby.
More details may emerge on Friday when a formal inquest into the death is scheduled to open at Southwark Coroner’s Court.More details may emerge on Friday when a formal inquest into the death is scheduled to open at Southwark Coroner’s Court.
Two men were shot and wounded, and then arrested, by police officers arriving at the scene of the killing; the men had made no attempt to flee. One of them, Michael Adebowale, 22, has been discharged from a hospital and is being held by the police; the other, Michael Adebolajo, 28, remains in hospital care. The police later arrested eight other people in connection with the case; two of them were released without charges and four more were released on bail. Two men were shot and wounded, and then arrested, by police officers who arrived at the scene; the men had made no attempt to flee. One of them, Michael Adebowale, 22, has been discharged from a hospital and is being held by the police; the other, Michael Adebolajo, 28, remains in hospital care. The police later arrested eight other people in connection with the case. Two were released without charges, and four were released on bail.
The police statement included a public appeal for anyone who saw the car in the area or who witnessed, filmed or photographed the attack on Mr. Rigby to come forward. It said Mr. Rigby was walking to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich “when he was struck by a blue Vauxhall Tigra, registration number N696 JWX.” The police statement included a public appeal for anyone who saw the car in the area or who witnessed the attack to come forward. It said Mr. Rigby was walking to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich “when he was struck by a blue Vauxhall Tigra, registration number N696 JWX.”
Police officers handed out leaflets in Woolwich on Wednesday and spoke to pedestrians, motorists and bus passengers, hoping to persuade potential witnesses to come forward.Police officers handed out leaflets in Woolwich on Wednesday and spoke to pedestrians, motorists and bus passengers, hoping to persuade potential witnesses to come forward.
“The Met and the Security Service continue to work tirelessly and painstakingly to uncover the full circumstances relating to this attack,” the statement said.“The Met and the Security Service continue to work tirelessly and painstakingly to uncover the full circumstances relating to this attack,” the statement said.
In a separate declaration, a police commander, Simon Letchford, said that the attack on Mr. Rigby was “shocking and horrific” and that the investigation was being led by detectives from the police force’s Counter Terrorism Command.In a separate declaration, a police commander, Simon Letchford, said that the attack on Mr. Rigby was “shocking and horrific” and that the investigation was being led by detectives from the police force’s Counter Terrorism Command.