Hartlepool Murder Accused was ‘Motivated by Terrorism’, Old Bailey Told

A Moroccan asylum seeker accused of murdering a pensioner in Hartlepool has made his first appearance at the Old Bailey, by videolink from prison.

Police officers investigating a murder and an attempted murder enter a house at Wharton Terrace in Hartlepool, England on Oct. 16, 2023. PA

LONDON—A Moroccan asylum seeker was “motivated by terrorism” when he murdered a 70-year-old man in Hartlepool at the weekend, a prosecutor has told the Old Bailey.

Ahmed Alid, 44, is accused of the murder of Terrence Carney and the attempted murder of Javed Nouri in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.