Four years ago, I wrote an article entitled “The Global Outbreak of Mental Illness,” detailing some of the instances in which jihad attackers were classified as mentally ill, with authorities denying that the attack was jihad at all. I could update that article now, but with all the new examples of this it would be much, much too long for a single article, and I already have a book in progress.
“Nando’s knife attacker who claimed to be terrorist detained under Mental Health Act,” by Lizzie Dearden, Independent, December 18, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
A man who launched a knife attack in Nando’s restaurant and claimed to be a terrorist has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.
Ali Algdaner, 27, grabbed a handful of cutlery before stabbing a 20-year-old waitress in the back inside the Arndale Centre.
Greater Manchester Police said he approached other staff members and customers, before moving to the restaurant next door on 18 October 2019….
“While in police custody, Algander made false admissions that he was a terrorist and that he had planted bombs in the centre but a thorough search of the building ensued and no suspicious items were found,” a police spokesperson said.
“Algander continued to state he had committed a terrorist attack and was subsequently assessed by mental health specialists before being detained under the Mental Health Act. He has since been remanded in a specialist hospital.”
On Friday, he was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order under section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983….
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