Man who attacked London Muslims imprisoned for over 40 years

2018-02-03 07:08
In this file photo dated Monday, June 19, 2017, police officers secure the area near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London.  (Tim Ireland/AP)

In this file photo dated Monday, June 19, 2017, police officers secure the area near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London. (Tim Ireland/AP)

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London — A man who drove into worshippers near a London mosque, killing one man and injuring a dozen others, has been sentenced to at least 43 years in prison.

Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said Darren Osborne's mind had been "poisoned" by far-right ideas.

She sentenced the 48-year-old on Friday to life with no chance of parole for 43 years.

A jury convicted Osborne of murder and attempted murder on Thursday for the June 2017 attack in London's Finsbury Park neighborhood.

A 51-year-old man, Makram Ali, was killed and 12 people were injured when Osborne drove a rented van into people leaving evening prayers during Ramadan.

Prosecutors said Osborne was motivated by a hatred of Muslims and had been radicalized by online far-right and Islamophobic propaganda.

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