On 26 June 2020, a mass stabbing attack took place in the Park Inn Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland. Six people, including a police officer, were seriously injured. The attacker, Badreddin Abadlla Adam, was shot dead by police at the scene.
 West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland, where the Park Inn Hotel is located | |
| Date | 26 June 2020 |
|---|---|
| Time | ~12.50 pm |
| Location | Park Inn Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°51′44″N 4°15′26″W / 55.86223°N 4.25732°W |
| Target | Hotel guests and staff |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Non-fatal injuries | 6 |
| Suspects | Badreddin Abadlla Adam |
Incident
editAt approximately 12:50 pm on 26 June 2020, a man stabbed six people in the Park Inn Hotel, West George Street in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
The attacker was cornered in an upstairs room of the hotel where he was shot dead by a police officer.[2] Earlier, a police officer had responded to the initial call for emergency services to attend the scene and was injured shortly after arriving at the hotel. Armed response units were then called to the scene, before evacuating all staff members and asylum seekers to safety before attempting to apprehend the attacker.[3]
Victims
editThe attacker stabbed and injured six people, including a police officer and hotel staff.[2] The 42-year-old male police officer confronted the attacker and suffered serious injuries to his neck, abdomen, and leg.[4] He later recovered and left the hospital.[1] A 17-year-old boy from Sierra Leone was stabbed in his abdomen after a struggle with the attacker. The other injured men are two asylum seekers and two hotel staff members, aged 18, 20, 38, and 53; all were admitted into hospital.[3][5] One was in critical condition.[6]
At the time of the attack, the Park Inn Hotel had been closed to all potential guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was instead being used by Mears Group to accommodate asylum seekers.[7][8] A spokeswoman for the campaign group Positive Action In Housing said the hotel was housing asylum seekers for the Mears Group, a housing and social care provider; 100 asylum seekers were said to have been residing there.[9][10]
Attacker
editThe attacker, Badreddin Abadlla Adam,[6][11][12] was a 28-year-old male asylum seeker from Sudan who had arrived in the UK six months earlier.[13] He went on a rampage after numerous reports had been made to the relevant authorities by charities and other asylum seekers residing in Park Inn Hotel, who were concerned about his deteriorating mental health, and the potential risk he posed to himself and others.[14]
Investigation
editPolice Scotland announced that the stabbing was not being treated as a terrorist incident.[15]
Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Steve Johnson said, "As would be the case in any police discharge of firearms involving a fatality, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has instructed the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner to investigate."[16]
Detectives are investigating whether the attacker was in any way inspired by the mass stabbing attack in Reading six days prior.[17]
Reactions
editPrime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "deeply saddened by the terrible incident in Glasgow".[18]
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote on Twitter that her "thoughts are with everyone involved". She requested that the public stay away from the area and that they avoid sharing unconfirmed information.[19]
References
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- ^ a b "Glasgow stabbings: Hero police officer critical after stabbing attack in city centre". Sky News. 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Officer stabbed in Glasgow hotel attack named". BBC News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, Jane; MacSwan, Anna (27 June 2020). "Hero father-of-two policeman seriously injured in Glasgow stabbing pictured". mirror.
- ^ "Six wounded in Glasgow hotel stabbing, suspect killed". Dunya News. 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Man shot dead by police after stab attack named". BBC News. 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Asylum seekers in hotels in Glasgow denied health care by Mears". Bella Caledonia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Dearden, Lizzie (26 June 2020). "Man shot dead by armed police after multiple stabbing in Glasgow". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Police officer critically injured in hotel stabbing attack named". HeraldScotland. 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Suspect dead, six injured in stabbing". PerthNow. 26 June 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Rory (29 June 2020). "Glasgow stabbing attacker pictured as mental health warnings emerge". The Independent.
- ^ Duffy, Elle (29 June 2020). "First picture released of knifeman shot dead by police after stabbing six people outside Glasgow hotel". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Glasgow stabbings: Badreddin Abadlla Adam named as attacker shot dead by police". Sky News.
- ^ Roberts, Lizzie; Davies, Gareth (26 June 2020). "Glasgow stabbings: Asylum seeker shot dead by police after hotel knife attack". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Police Scotland on Twitter". Twitter. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Williams, Craig; Armstrong, Gary (26 June 2020). "Glasgow stabbing not being treated as terrorism as six critically injured". glasgowlive.
- ^ Penna, Dominic (27 June 2020). "Glasgow stabbing: Six victims in city hospitals as police officer remains in critical condition" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Knifeman shot dead after terrifying stabbing spree in Glasgow". The New Daily. 26 June 2020.
- ^ "The reports from Glasgow City Centre are truly dreadful. My thoughts are with everyone involved. I am being updated as the situation becomes clearer. Please help the emergency services do their jobs by staying away from the area - and please don't share unconfirmed information". Twitter. Retrieved 26 June 2020.