Golders Green attack suspect referred to Prevent scheme in 2020, say police

The suspect in the Golders Green double stabbing was referred to Prevent, the official counter-extremism scheme, in 2020. The Guardian understands his case was closed within six weeks by the deradicalisation scheme, which has faced previous criticism. The attack on Wednesday is being treated as terrorism by police who are investigating whether the suspect, who is in custody, was targeting people who were Jewish in the north-west London area. …