Overview
- The inquiry concerns the deaths of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby and will examine what happened before, during and after the attack.
- The attack, which occurred on October 2, 2025 during Yom Kippur, involved a lone assailant who stabbed worshippers and was shot dead by police, leaving two men dead and three others seriously injured.
- Greater Manchester Police has apologised after an internal review found officers had seized the attacker’s mobile phones but had not examined their contents before the attack and that those devices showed extremist material.
- The coroner recommended converting the planned inquests into a public inquiry so evidence that cannot be fully heard in coroners’ courts, including national security material, can be considered in closed sessions.
- A related prosecution resulted in Mohammad Bashir being jailed for life for plotting with the attacker, and the inquiry could prompt changes to how police prioritise and examine seized digital devices and how security agencies share sensitive intelligence.