guilty of murder, has lodged an application to appeal against
his conviction. The soldier, Lee Rigby was killed on the 22nd
of May, 2013, in Woolwich, south-east London, by
Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.
Adebolajo, 29, from Romford, east London, said he was a
"soldier of Allah" and it was an act of war. At the scene of the
murder, he yelled after killing the soldier saying; "We swear
by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. The only
reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every
day. This British soldier is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth."
Also in a police interview, Adebolajo said he had picked
Rigby because he was the first soldier they saw. He was
stabbed with knives including ones bought the day before
from Argos. He claimed he targeted the neck because it was
the most humane way to kill someone and added: "So I struck
at the neck and attempted to remove the head."
He and Michael Adebowale, 22, from Greenwich, south-east
London, are currently awaiting sentencing.
In December, an Old Bailey jury of eight women and four
men took approximately 90 minutes to find the men guilty of
murdering Lee Rigby.
No date has been set for the court of appeal to consider
whether it will hear Adebolajo's attempt to have his murder
conviction over turned.
Via: Ladunliadi
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