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Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/burnley-marks-spencer-knife-attack-israel-b2005385.html
Manager Describes Escape from Knife Attacker Who Believed UK Department Store "Funded Israel"
(Independent-UK) Lizzie Dearden - Manchester Crown Court heard Marks and Spencer manager Samantha Worthington describe the moment she was stabbed in the neck by Munawar Hussain on Dec. 2, 2020, who believed the department store "funded Israel." Hussain started chasing her, and then stabbed a female customer, Janet Dell. Prosecutor Alex Leach said that by an "incredible stroke of luck," his knife was broken after getting caught in Dell's handbag, and he was caught after trying to flee. Hussain was carrying a note in his pocket which read: "O Israel, you are inflicting atrocities on Palestinians and Marks Spencer helping you financially." Worthington said, "The intent were there, you could tell he wanted to kill me. He was coming towards me again." Leach said that in a police interview, Hussain said "he had sought out the manager. He said he meant to kill her and that he meant to kill Janet Dell. He said that, had his knife not broken, he would have gone on to kill others. He said that he expected that the police might kill him and he intended to be a martyr."