Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai (born 2001) is an Afghan man who murdered three men; two in Serbia and one in the United Kingdom.[1][2] Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai was born in Afghanistan in 2001. From 2015, he moved illegally through many international borders, initially through Pakistan and Iran before moving between Norway, Italy and Serbia.[1] On 31 July 2018, he used a Kalashnikov rifle to shoot dead two Afghan men, for which he was convicted in absentia of two counts of murder.[1][2] In 2019 he made a claim for asylum in Norway.[1][2] During December 2019, it was rejected; during the same month he illegally entered the United Kingdom, where he claimed asylum, pretending to be an unaccompanied 14-year-old.[1][3][2] He moved to Poole, Dorset, England, where he was put into foster care.[2] On 12 March 2022, he stabbed stranger Thomas Roberts to death in the street in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.[1][3][2] Abdulrahimzai admitted manslaughter, but denied murder.[1] In January 2023, he was tried at Salisbury Crown Court in Wiltshire, where on 23 January he was convicted of murder.[1][3] On 25 January, the same court sentenced him to life imprisonment with a minimum of 29 years.[1][2]
Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001 (age 22–23) Afghanistan |
| Known for | Convicted of multiple murders in Serbia and the United Kingdom |
| Criminal status | Convicted |
| Criminal charge | Two counts of murder (Serbia), one count of murder (UK) |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment with a minimum of 29 years |
| Details | |
| Victims | Three men |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bournemouth e-scooter row: Man guilty of 'peacemaker' murder". BBC News. 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai jailed for life for murder of Thomas Roberts in Dorset". The Guardian. 2023-01-25. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08.
- ^ a b c "Afghan asylum seeker found guilty of Bournemouth Subway murder". ITV. 23 January 2023.
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