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Surrey bus attacker Abdul Aziz Kawam gets 16 years

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Abdul Aziz Kawam was sentenced to 16 years, eight months for the 2023 Surrey bus attack.
Credit since April 2023 leaves him with just over eleven years to serve.
Crown Prosecutor Sharon Steele sought 20 years while defence argued for seven.
The victim survived, with nicked vocal cords and an artery missed by a millimetre.
A court convicted Kawam of attempted murder for Islamic State on June 30, 2025.

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Abdul Aziz Kawam was sentenced to 16 years, eight months for the 2023 Surrey bus attack.
Credit since April 2023 leaves him with just over eleven years to serve.
Crown Prosecutor Sharon Steele sought 20 years while defence argued for seven.
The victim survived, with nicked vocal cords and an artery missed by a millimetre.
A court convicted Kawam of attempted murder for Islamic State on June 30, 2025.