Darren Osborne appears in court charged with Finsbury Park mosque terror attack

A terror suspect accused of running down Muslims with a van as they left a mosque in Finsbury Park has been remanded in custody on murder and attempted murder charges.

Darren Osborne, 47, was arrested by police in the early hours of Monday after allegedly ramming his van into worshippers on Seven Sisters Road.

One man died from multiple injuries while several others were injured in the attack. No details were given in court about the number of attempted murder charges.

Unemployed Osborne, of no fixed address in Cardiff, spoke only to confirm his identity when he appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday afternoon. He appeared to have a bruise around his left eye.

The prosecution's case is that Osborne carried out a premeditated attack which, they say, was motivated by extreme political views and the hatred of Muslims and that he acted deliberately to maim, injure and terrify.

Makram Ali, 51, from Haringey, died following the attack.

Witnesses said the father-of-six appeared to suffer a medical episode moments before the collision. An initial post-mortem examination found he died from "multiple injuries".

People at the scene said Osborne was detained by local imam Mohammed Mahmoud, who helped shield the suspect from harm until the police arrived a short time later.

Osborne, wearing a white T-shirt and grey jogging bottoms, was flanked by three uniformed officials during the three-minute hearing. He did not indicate any pleas to the charges.

He will appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, June 27, for a preliminary hearing.