Alina Burns, 19, is sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for a planned axe attack on Mohammed Mahmoodi, 27, outside his barber shop in Bedminster, south Bristol. The assault took place in August last year, when Mahmoodi was standing outside his shop chatting to a friend. Multiple outlets report that Burns attacked him with an axe and attempted to strike him repeatedly. The case is described as a far-right extremism and hate crime.
According to the reports, Burns held neo-Nazi views and made statements connected to violence against religious groups. One outlet says she expressed a desire to “kill all Jews and Muslims.” Another report says she used the name or identity “embodiment of hell.”
All sources agree that she was convicted and sentenced for attempted murder after the attack on Mahmoodi. The reporting also identifies the victim as a Kurdish man and notes his age and relationship to the barber shop location.
