Overview
- Yoni Finlay, 39, says he is considering relocating his four children to Israel because he no longer feels safe in the UK.
- Finlay describes helping barricade Heaton Park synagogue’s doors as a knifeman with an apparent device tried to force entry on Yom Kippur.
- The attacker, identified as Jihad al‑Shamie, had called 999 and pledged allegiance to Islamic State before armed officers shot him minutes after arriving.
- Two worshippers died, with Melvin Cravitz succumbing to stab wounds and Adrian Daulby fatally struck by police fire; Finlay was also hit by a police bullet and underwent seven hours of surgery and two weeks in hospital.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the firearms response as community groups report sustained highs in antisemitic incidents through 2025.