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2mo ago

Associate of Manchester Synagogue Attacker Jailed for Life Over Defence Academy Plot

The sentence follows a police admission that devices seized from the attacker were not reviewed before the October killings, a lapse now to be probed by the IOPC and planned inquests.

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Overview

  • Mohammad Bashir was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 17 years after pleading guilty to preparing terrorist acts linked to hostile reconnaissance at the UK Defence Academy.
  • Court evidence showed Bashir drove Jihad Al‑Shamie on a 10‑hour trip to Shrivenham in August 2025 to scope the academy and that both men later discarded mobile phones to hide their planning.
  • Investigators recovered WhatsApp messages, voice notes, iCloud data and mosque CCTV that tied the pair together and demonstrated shared extremist views and praise for violence.
  • Greater Manchester Police has apologised for not analysing phones seized from Al‑Shamie in February and September 2025 before his October attack, and the IOPC plus coroner inquests will assess whether that was a preventable failure.
  • The court was told there is no evidence Bashir planned or took part in the Heaton Park synagogue attack on October 2, 2025, which left two worshippers dead and in which Al‑Shamie was shot dead by police.