Muslim Arrested For Threats To Behead UKIP Candidate -

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to kill David Robinson-Young

Mr Ahmed appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court today and was bailed
Ukip candidate Mr Robinson-Young said incident would not ‘put him off carrying out duty’

By Jack Crone for MailOnline, 30 April 2015

A man has appeared in court charged with threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate.

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of making the threat to kill David Robinson-Young on the phone during a conversation about the Middle East.

Ahmed, of Winchcombe Place, Heaton, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court dressed in a suit and shirt and spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Charged: Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to behead Ukip election candidate David Robinson-Young during a conversation about the Middle East

Ahmed was granted conditional bail and will go on trial in July.

Mr Robinson-Young, 62, is standing as a candidate in the constituency of Newcastle East.

Speaking to The Newcastle Chronicle, he said he would not let the alleged incident ‘put me off carrying out what I see as my duty to the people of Newcastle upon Tyne East’.

Man, 45, in court over threats to behead Ukip election candidate during conversation about Middle East

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to kill David Robinson-Young
Mr Ahmed appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court today and was bailed
Ukip candidate Mr Robinson-Young said incident would not ‘put him off carrying out duty’

A man has appeared in court charged with threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate.

Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of making the threat to kill David Robinson-Young on the phone during a conversation about the Middle East.

Ahmed, of Winchcombe Place, Heaton, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court dressed in a suit and shirt and spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Charged: Aftab Ahmed, 45, is accused of threatening to behead Ukip election candidate David Robinson-Young during a conversation about the Middle East

Ahmed was granted conditional bail and will go on trial in July.

Mr Robinson-Young, 62, is standing as a candidate in the constituency of Newcastle East.

Speaking to The Newcastle Chronicle, he said he would not let the alleged incident ‘put me off carrying out what I see as my duty to the people of Newcastle upon Tyne East’.

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He added: ‘The response I have been getting on the doorsteps I have visited has been overwhelmingly supportive.

‘I am a discrimination lawyer, I have strong links to various ethnic communities and I have represented victims of discrimination all over the country.’

Describing his stance on immigration, Mr Robinson-Young said it was not immigrants that were causing a problem but the ‘politically-motivated immigration system’ force on us by the EU.
Defiant: Mr Robinson-Young, 62, is standing as a candidate in the constituency of Newcastle East

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