The man behind a stabbing attack at an Auckland supermarket had previously been arrested for allegedly planning a "lone wolf" knife attack
The man behind a stabbing attack at an Auckland supermarket had previously been arrested for allegedly planning a "lone wolf" knife attack
4 September 2021
He was fatally shot by police after six shoppers were injured at New Lynn Countdown yesterday afternoon.
The man - known only as "S" for legal reasons - had been on the police's radar for several years.
The Crown tried to prosecute S under the Terrorism Suppression Act last year, but a High Court judge ruled preparing a terrorist attack wasn't an offence under the legislation.
S was instead prosecuted on lesser charges -- and in May was found guilty of possessing propaganda-style material supportive of Islamic State.
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