A 19-year-old neo-Nazi obsessed teenager has been jailed for more than 15 years for attempting to kill a Kurdish barber with an axe in Bristol. Alina Burns attacked Mohammed Mahmoodi, 27, outside his shop in Bedminster in August last year.
Bristol Crown Court heard that Burns was motivated by neo-Nazi extremism and had been in contact with far-right groups. She had told a man on a dating app to "kill all Jews and Muslims" and had searched online for information about jihad, the 2024 Southport stabbings, "Jewish supremacy" and Nazi Germany.
Prosecutor Serena Gates KC said Burns had an "extreme rightwing mindset" and wanted Jews and Muslims killed, and non-whites to flee or be expelled from the UK. The day before the attack, Burns watched videos of SS marches and sent an email titled "The dawn of civil war".
Burns admitted attempted murder and three charges of having a bladed article, namely an axe, a scalpel and two darts. She denied a charge of preparing terrorist acts, but the judge, Mrs Justice Lambert, accepted that the attack had a terrorist motivation.
Passing sentence, the judge said Burns was a "dangerous offender" who remained "deeply entrenched" in her abnormal belief system. The judge imposed a custodial term of 15 and a half years, plus an additional four-year licence period.
In mitigation, Andrew Langdon KC said Burns had a difficult childhood after her family became homeless and lived in temporary accommodation. Despite both parents being teachers, Burns stopped attending full-time education at 14.
