British Police Link Stabbing Suspect to Counter-Radicalisation Program

British police announced that the man suspected of stabbing two Jewish men in North London was previously referred to the government's Prevent program. The 45-year-old British national, originally from Somalia, had a Prevent referral in 2020 that was closed in the same year, according to police.

British police have identified the suspect in the stabbing of two Jewish men in North London as someone previously recognized by the government's counter-radicalisation Prevent programme.

The 45-year-old suspect, a British national of Somali origin, had been subject to a Prevent referral in 2020.

The referral was closed later that same year, police reported in their statement.