Neo-Nazi Alina Burns Jailed for Attempted Murder

Alina Burns, a 19-year-old neo-Nazi extremist, was sentenced to 15-and-a-half years in prison plus an additional four-year period on licence for attempting to murder Mohammad Mahmoodi, a 27-year-old Kurdish barber, with an axe in Bedminster, United Kingdom — Bristol. The attack, which occurred on August 2 last year, was motivated by Burns's extreme right-wing ideology and her desire to 'kill all Jews and Muslims'. Burns had communicated with far-right groups like United Kingdom — Patriotic Alternative and searched for information related to Nazi Germany and extremist ideologies. She pleaded guilty to attempted murder and possession of bladed articles. The judge, Mrs Justice Lambert, accepted the terrorist motivation behind the attack. Mohammad Mahmoodi suffered physical and severe mental trauma from the incident.