A Sudanese refugee threatened to stab a Christian street preacher at Speakers’ Corner in London earlier this yr, a court has heard.
Southwark Crown Court heard how Ahmed Mohammed, 34, became indignant while Daniel Ayettey was preaching to a crowd on the famous spot in Hyde Park on a Sunday afternoon in May.
Mohammed asked Ayettey, “What would you wish to occur in my life?”, to which the preacher responded, “I would really like to have the Lord in your life.”
During his trial, Nicholas Mesure for the prosecution said that Ayettey’s reply “gave the impression to be the catalyst” because “it in a short time modified Mr Mohammed’s demeanour and he became very indignant”, The Times reports.
Mohammed then tried to tug Ayettey off his ladder before running away. He later returned with a knife and told Ayettey, “I’m going to stab you.”
The prosecution said that some people on the scene, “including Muslims”, had tried to influence Mr Ayettey to not call the police.
Officers arrested Mohammed but he refused to be interviewed.
Following his trial, he was found guilty of a knife offence, which carries a jail sentence of as much as 4 years.
Sentencing has been adjourned until December 12 while the probation service decides whether he’s suitable for an alcohol treatment plan.
Ayettey just isn’t the primary preacher to be threatened at Speakers’ Corner. Hatun Tash was stabbed there in broad daylight in 2021 while she publicly critiqued Islam. The perpetrator has never been caught.
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