A neo-Nazi teenager who attempted to behead a Kurdish barber with an axe in a terrorism-motivated attack has been jailed for 19 years and six months. Alina Burns, 19, of Lynton Road in Bristol, admitted attempting to murder Mohammed Mahmoodi, 27, outside a barber's shop in Bedminster, Bristol, on 2 August 2025. Burns approached Mahmoodi from behind and swung the axe at his neck. He was able to wrestle the weapon away from her before she could strike him again. During sentencing at Bristol Crown Court earlier, Mahmoodi said a scar on his neck is a "daily reminder that I was nearly killed". Serena Gates KC, prosecuting, said: "The defendant had an extreme right-wing mindset and wanted Jews and Muslims to be killed, and non-whites to flee or be expelled from the UK." Burns was told she must serve a minimum of 15 years and six months in prison. Det Supt Sarah Robbins, from Counter Terrorism Policing South West, said it was "extremely fortunate that this vicious attack...didn't result in the loss of life". Supt Deepak Kenth, from Avon and Somerset Police, added: "This is an extremely concerning case in which an 18-year-old woman has carried out a horrific attack on an innocent man in th
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Alina Burns, 19, who had said she wanted to ‘kill all Jews and Muslims’, attacked barber outside his shop A neo-Nazi obsessed teenager who tried to behead a Kurdish barber with an axe because she wanted to “kill all Jews and Muslims” has…
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Alina Burns, 19, who had said she wanted to ‘kill all Jews and Muslims’, attacked barber outside his shop A neo-Nazi obsessed teenager who tried to behead a Kurdish barber with an axe because she wanted to “kill all…
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Alina Burns, 19, who had said she wanted to ‘kill all Jews and Muslims’, attacked barber outside his shop A neo-Nazi obsessed teenager who tried to behead a Kurdish barber with an axe because she wanted to “kill all Jews and Muslims” has…
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