Nazi-obsessed knifeman jailed after trying to murder asylum seeker
A Nazi-obsessed man who tried to stab an asylum seeker to death has been jailed.
Callum Parslow was handed a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 22 years and eight months in prison after he attacked a man at a hotel in Worcestershire on 2 April last year, as a "protest" against small boat crossings.
The 32-year-old has Hitler's signature tattooed on his arm and used a £770 knife he had bought online to attack Nahom Hagos, who is from Eritrea, when he was eating in the conservatory of the Pear Tree Inn at Hindlip.
The victim, who was stabbed in the chest and hand, said it was a "miracle" he survived.
During sentencing, Mr Justice Dove told Parslow: "You committed a vicious and unprovoked assault on a complete stranger Nahom Hagos who suffered devastating injuries as a result of your violence."
He was found guilty of attempted murder in October last year.
Failed manifesto post
After the stabbing and as police closed in, Parslow tried to post a "terrorist manifesto" on X, tagging Tommy Robinson and politicians including Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and Sir Keir Starmer.
He wrote that he "just did my duty to England" and had tried to "exterminate" Mr Hagos. However, it failed to send as he copied in too many people.
Others on his list included Laurence Fox, Lee Anderson, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and various news organisations.
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Nazi memorabilia at bedsit
During the trial last October, the court heard an axe, metal baseball bat and a second knife were found at Parslow's bedsit in Bromyard Terrace in Worcester.
Police also discovered a swastika armband, a Nazi-era medallion and copies of Hitler's book Mein Kampf.
He also pleaded guilty to an unconnected sexual offence and two charges of sending electronic communications with intent to cause distress and anxiety at the time.
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