A Muslim convert who stabbed a prayer leader in the neck in front of horrified worshippers in a London Mosque has asked for a prison sentence so he can learn the Quran “from start to finish.” Daniel Horton, 30, admitted grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article after stabbing Raafat Maglad, 70, as he held prayers at the London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park.
Islamic elder Mr Maglad is left unable to feed himself with his right arm alone and is scared to stand in front of his congregation for fear of a repeat attack, a court heard today.
Footage taken moments before the stabbing shows a man in a red hoodie kneeling on the floor and “praying strangely” at the front of the beautiful prayer hall.
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