Afghan asylum seeker breaks down in tears as he tells murder demo how Taliban killed his mother and father

An Afghan asylum seeker accused of murdering a reveller through a row in excess of an e-scooter broke down in tears currently as he claimed his mother and father had been killed by the Taliban and detailed the alleged torture he endured. 

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai, 21, was billed with the murder of aspiring Royal Marine Thomas Roberts, 21, exterior a Subway sandwich shop in Bournemouth on March 12 past calendar year, obtaining allegedly stabbed him two times in the chest with a ’10cm blade’. 

Supplying evidence for the initial time currently at Salisbury Crown Court, Abdulrahimzai sobbed as he explained the abuse he claims he endured at the palms of the Taliban and how the insurgents killed his mothers and fathers after ‘bombing’ his property.

Abdulrahimzai, who was born in Afghanistan, arrived in the United kingdom in December 2019 and originally told the authorities he was 16 when he was arrested, but the court docket has because decided that he is now 21. 

Murder-accused asylum seeker Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai, 21, broke down in tears currently as he claimed his dad and mom have been killed by the Taliban and thorough the alleged torture he endured

The Afghan countrywide was charged with the murder of aspiring Royal Maritime Thomas Roberts (previously mentioned), 21, outdoors a Subway sandwich shop in Bournemouth on March 12 last yr, owning allegedly stabbed him twice in the chest with a ’10cm blade’ 

Abdulrahimzai (centre with black hood) was caught on camera headbutting a reveller on a evening just minutes ahead of he allegedly murders an aspiring Royal Marine in a row in excess of an e-scooter

Using to the dock as portion of his defence now, self-professed orphan Abdulrahimzai claimed he was just one of the 1000’s of victims of the horrors of the Taliban.

The militant team seized manage of Afghanistan in the summer time of 2021 right after the final remnants of Allied forces withdrew from the state soon after two decades.

Recalling his individual encounter, Abdulrahimzai advised the court: ‘I have viewed some explosions not really significantly away. There was an American foundation not considerably from the place we lived and the Taliban would appear and desire issues and there would be preventing and gunshots. 

‘They employed significant weapons like rocket launchers. They planted bombs all over my house, I was at my uncle’s home at the time, when I arrived house my mother and father were useless. I observed their human body sections and a lot of blood.’

Immediately after briefly breaking down in tears, Abdulrahimzai claimed he was then captured and tortured by the Taliban for up to a few months ahead of remaining dumped and still left for lifeless on the facet of a street.

The jury was demonstrated photographs of scarring all around his entire body which he suggests was prompted by the torture, through which he was beaten with the butts of rifles and hurt with knives.

Abdulrahimzai informed the court docket how he experienced been hanging close to a nightclub in Poole acquiring drunk vodka and skipped his bus when he encountered Mr Roberts and Mr Medway. 

Opening the circumstance past 7 days, prosecutor Nic Lobbenberg KC instructed jurors it was a ‘fatal experience all about a scooter which has price this boy his life’.

He included: ‘Thomas was the peacemaker, he arrived involving the two men. For his difficulties, he obtained two stab wounds.’

Armed law enforcement are pictured arresting the Afghan countrywide, who is accused of murder 

The arrest, captured on law enforcement bodycam, took place just hrs following the killing of Mr Roberts

A police cordon outside Subway on Outdated Christchurch Road in Bournemouth

A court docket read Mr Roberts, a DJ, was savoring a night time out with his pal James Medway, 24, when he acquired into an argument with Abdulrahimzai around an e-scooter outside a Subway sandwich shop. 

Jurors were being instructed that, moments just after intervening in the disagreement, Mr Roberts, 21, sustained two stab wounds to his chest from an ‘aggressive’ Abdulrahimzai – with 1 slicing by his heart.

Firearms officers putting on balaclavas and comprehensive tactical gear swooped in on the asylum seeker’s flat 24 hrs right after the incident and arrested him.

In the video clip a police officer can be heard looking through him his lawful rights as Abdulrahimzai is detained in the hallway of his block of flats in Poole, Dorset, following the raid which took place just following midnight on March 13, almost 24 several hours just after the incident.

Abdulrahimzai can be noticed roaming all-around the streets of Bournemouth in other photographs in the early several hours of March 12 final yr just before he allegedly murdered Mr Roberts.

Specifics about Abdulrahimzai’s perilous journey to protection by means of Europe ended up also exposed in court docket right now.

A chilling Snapchat online video allegedly reveals murder accused Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai in a street battle with a further person, raining down blows before later on submitting a Snapchat information boasting: ‘we are Afghan we maintain it real’ (suitable)

He 1st headed to Serbia by way of Pakistan and Iran in Oct 2015, prior to arriving in Norway afterwards that month with a mate he viewed as to be like an adopted brother.

Abdulrahimzai then still left Norway and used some time in Italy and Serbia. He applied for asylum in Norway, but when his software was refused in December 2019, he left out of dread of remaining deported again to Afghanistan.

In the months before the alleged murder, Abdulrahimzai shared shots of himself posing with a 10inch knife on the social media and video clip sharing app TikTok – even with getting warned by his foster guardian, law enforcement and social employees not to.

When asked by prosecution solicitor Nic Lobbenberg KC, at Salisbury Crown Courtroom, why he carried a knife, he stated: ‘I was fearing for my everyday living, there were being individuals from residence who preferred to get rid of me and individuals in Bournemouth had threatened to stab me to dying.

‘I was offered it by my pal for my security. It is a 5-inch blade and I feel I have seen other people with 22-inch knives.

‘My intention was not for anyone to see it, it was taken by friends. I set it on TikTok to get some followers. There is certainly just persons out there liking knives.’

In violent footage unveiled to the court previous week, Abdulrahimzai can be witnessed viciously pummeling one more guy through a street brawl prior to boasting: ‘We are Afghan, we hold it real’.

In the footage demonstrated to jurors, Abdulrahimzai can be noticed pinning his helpless opponent to the floor as he rains down blows, punching the cowering male in the head 9 instances.

At the end of the video clip, Abdulrahimzai films himself with the caption ‘we are Afghan we keep it serious… I’m 100% certain you would not forget your lessons for the relaxation of your daily life.’

Abdulrahimzai, who was born in Afghanistan, arrived in the Uk that same month and originally instructed the authorities he was 16 when he was arrested. The courtroom has because established that he is now 21. 

He has clamed it was typical for people today in Afghanistan to not know their dates of birth because of to a lack of education and learning, and his uncle had told him the incorrect day.

Salisbury Crown Courtroom read on the night time of the stabbing, Abdulrahimzai wore a hooded coat, a balaclava partially covering his encounter, and an Afghan flag all over his neck.

Mr Roberts acted as ‘peacemaker’ and tried to crack up the argument at around 4.40am on March 12 when Abdulrahimzai pulled a 10cm blade and stabbed him two times in the chest, it was read.

Mr Roberts managed to keep on his ft for a several seconds as Mr Medway chased soon after Abdulrahimzai, but collapsed to the floor seconds afterwards as he ‘bled profusely’ and then died in clinic.

The defendant, who was dwelling in Poole at the time of the incident, denies murder and the trial carries on.