Muslim Convert Jailed for Life for Plotting to Kill Christian Preacher at Speakers’ Corner

A Muslim convert who arranged to buy a gun to kill Hatun Tash, a Christian preacher who he despised because she converted from Islam, has been jailed.

An undated custody image of Edward Little, who plotted to kill a Christian preacher at Speakers' Corner in London on Sept. 23, 2022. Metropolitan Police

LONDON—A Muslim convert who arranged to buy a gun from three gangsters in London and plotted to mount an attack on controversial and well-known Christian preacher Hatun Tash at Speakers’ Corner has been jailed for life.

Edward Little, 22, had also mulled over launching a gun attack on the Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19, 2022, after converting to Islam while in prison.