Essa Suleiman Faces March 1, 2027 Trial Over 3 Attempted Murders
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Updated · BBC.com · May 15
Essa Suleiman Faces March 1, 2027 Trial Over 3 Attempted Murders
9 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 15
March 1, 2027 was set at the Old Bailey for Essa Suleiman’s trial on three attempted murder charges, and he was remanded in custody after appearing by video link from Belmarsh Prison.
Prosecutors say the 45-year-old first tried to kill Ishmail Hussein at a Southwark flat on April 29, then traveled by public transport to Golders Green and stabbed two Orthodox Jewish men hours later.
Shloime Rand, 34, suffered a punctured lung, while Moshe Shine, 76, was left with head, neck, chest and abdominal injuries; Suleiman also faces a charge of possessing a knife in public.
A plea and trial preparation hearing is scheduled for September 25 as the case proceeds, with Suleiman’s then home address withheld for legal reasons.
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