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Moroccan Asylum Seeker Charged with Assaulting Prison Officers

3/25/2026

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Ahmed Ali Alid, a Moroccan asylum seeker serving a life sentence for murdering a Hartlepool pensioner, has been charged with attempted murder and assault of prison officers.
The charges relate to 2025 incidents at HMP Full Sutton and HMP Wakefield.
In 2024 he was convicted for stabbing 70-year-old Terence Carney, described as a terrorist act linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court to answer charges.

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Story summary

Ahmed Ali Alid, a Moroccan asylum seeker serving a life sentence for murdering a Hartlepool pensioner, has been charged with attempted murder and assault of prison officers.
The charges relate to 2025 incidents at HMP Full Sutton and HMP Wakefield.
In 2024 he was convicted for stabbing 70-year-old Terence Carney, described as a terrorist act linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court to answer charges.