Finsbury Park terror attack suspect sits with arms crossed as he appears in court

Darren Osborne, pictured in a court sketch, is accused of murder and attempted murder over the incident in north London - PA
Darren Osborne, pictured in a court sketch, is accused of murder and attempted murder over the incident in north London - PA

A man accused over the Finsbury Park terror attack has appeared in court.

Darren Osborne appeared at the Old Bailey via a video link from the high-security Belmarsh prison, where he is being held on remand.

A court artist's sketch showed the 47-year-old sitting with his arms crossed in the prison room.

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Darren Osborne appearing via-videolink at a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey - Credit: Elizabeth Cook/PA
With his arms crossed, a court artist sketch shows Darren Osborne appearing via-videolink from HMP Belmarsh Credit: Elizabeth Cook/PA

He is accused of murder and attempted murder over the incident in north London in the early hours of last Monday.

One man died and nine people were taken to hospital after a van crashed into a group near the Finsbury Park mosque.

The area was busy with worshippers attending Ramadan night prayers at the time.

Darren Osborne - Credit: Facebook/SWNS
Darren Osborne is a father of four from Cardiff Credit: Facebook/SWNS

Osborne, from Cardiff, is charged with killing Makram Ali, 51, from Haringey, and the attempted murder of others at the scene.

Wearing a maroon t-shirt and grey tracksuit trousers, the defendant spoke only to confirm his identity at Tuesday's short hearing.

One man died and nine people were taken to hospital after a van crashed into a group near Finsbury Park mosque
One man died and nine people were taken to hospital after a van crashed into a group near Finsbury Park mosque

There was no application for bail and Osborne was remanded in custody by Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC.

He will next appear at the same court on July 20 for another preliminary hearing.