While police have not yet confirmed the identity of the man who stabbed at least two people in London on Sunday and was then shot dead, media reports suggest he was a recently jailed extremism supporter, known to authorities.
Multiple sources have identified the stabbing suspect as Sudesh Amman. The young man made headlines in 2018 when he was jailed for sharing terrorist manuals, which included a tutorial on home-made bombs.
#BREAKING London terrorist attacker identified as Sudesh Amman, 18, who sentenced after he pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing terrorist documents pic.twitter.com/p28bqOM60J
Aged just 18 at the time, the resident of Harrow, north-west London, was also apparently into knife fighting.
This is the Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman. He was telling fellow jihadists how to make bombs at home. The judge said he faced “a custodial sentence of some length”. The article is dated 8 Nov 2018. Yes, 2018. He got out a few days ago. Yeah, so nothing to worry about here, eh? pic.twitter.com/OIi7QVZT6U
London police have not yet confirmed the identity of the man, who was shot dead on Sunday after stabbing two people in the south London area of Streatham. They have however said the attack was Islamism- and terrorism-related.
However, several outlets have already released the suspect’s mugshot and described details of his conviction. British tabloids said the young man walked free from jail days before his rampage.
