Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai is given a life sentence for fatally stabbing Tom Roberts in Bournemouth.
Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai murdered two people in Serbia before arriving in the UK and claiming asylum, the court heard
He collapsed in front of onlookers in Old Christchurch Road while Abdulrahimzai, from Poole, fled the scene, dropping his mobile phone.Following the killing police learned the defendant had entered the UK in December 2019, falsely telling officials he was 14 years old. He said the group had "people everywhere" and he feared Mr Roberts was one of the "people who are trying to kill me".
He said Mr Roberts was "clearly trying to defuse" the confrontation between his friend James Medway and Abdulrahimzai. "In seconds you took the life of a thoroughly decent young man, a man with a great future who was loved by so many people."Police cordoned off part of Old Christchurch Road and Horseshoe Common following the attack
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