Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeenn, an ethnic Tamil Muslim from Sri Lanka, was shot dead on September 3 after attacking several people with a knife in Auckland.
Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen launched a terrorist attack at a New Lynn mall on Friday last week and wounded seven people during the incident in Auckland, New Zealand.
Samsudeen picked up a knife from a supermarket display and launched an attack on people randomly. The New Zealand police were following him and shot him dead a moment after the attack.
Prior to the incident, he had been convicted and imprisoned for three years and was released in July.
Who Is Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen? Wiki
Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen was an ethnic Tamil Muslim from Sri Lanka. He moved to New Zealand ten years ago on a student visa seeking refugee status. It was granted in 2013.
He was a believer of the Islamic State militant group. In 2016, he extressed sympathy on Facebook for militant attacks andwar-related videos.
This was the first time he caught the attention of police. The authorities since kept an eye on him and was largely in custody since 2017, according to nzherald.co.nz.
He was arrested at Auckland International Airport in 2017. Police believed he was attempting to travel to Syria to join Isis.
The authorities also discovered that he obtained his regufee status fraudulently. The New Zealand government tried to cancel his visa and deport him for years.
But Samsudeeen appealed against the deportation. As he was in prison, his appeal could not proceed until his trail ended.
New Zealand Terrorist Stabbing Attack: Incident Explained
On Friday, September 3, the New Zealand terrorist launched an attack at a mall in Auckland with a knife and stabbed at least seven random people.
His mother, Ismail Fareeda, said his son was brainwashed by neighbours from the Middle East. She said her son fell ill in 2016 and his neighbours, who are from Syria and Iraq, manipulated him.
She saw a change in his after he left the country and settled in New Zealand in 2011. His brothers would also reprimand him for his radical views.
Further, Samsudeen was on the terror watch list for several years and was just released in July.
The Sri Lankan government is currently looking into his background and has promise to work with the New Zealand authorities to investigate the stabbing incident.
The New Zealand police shot him dead after a moment he launched the attack.
Is Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen Arrested?
No, Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, 32, is not arrested because he is dead.
He was shot dead by the police moments after the attack on Friday.
His family expressed their shock at the terrible event to the New Zealand media, as per South China Morning Post.
Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen Family And Facebook Photos
Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen is not available on Facebook anymore. But his family expressed remorse for the terrible event committed by their son.
Samsudeen’s family, despite his controversial views and action, are deeply devastated and shaken by the recent events. His brother, Aroos, said Samsudden was suffering from some mental health problems which got worse during the last ten years.