Suspected Hamas Terrorist Who Fled Germany to the UK and Was Granted Asylum Left Authorities in Shock After He Was Caught Planning Something Terrifying

A 40-year-old man who was granted asylum in Britain and later became a British citizen has been found guilty of attacking a bailiff with knives outside his home in Birmingham. The man is also wanted by German authorities over an alleged Hamas plot to kill members of the Jewish community in Germany.

Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court after jurors watched video footage showing him carrying two large kitchen knives during the attack.

Alfatih, who was born in Germany, reportedly worked as a bodyguard for a former Hamas leader before coming to the UK in 2014. He was granted asylum in 2015 and became a British citizen in 2020.

Reports also claim that he is the son of a senior Hamas official. However, these allegations were not discussed in front of the jury during his trial.

The court heard that Alfatih was already being watched by counter-terrorism officers after being released on bail over a suspected terrorism offence just ten days before the knife attack.

The incident happened on October 14, 2025, outside his home in Kings Heath, Birmingham.

A bailiff named Kevin Bucknall had visited the property to recover more than £2,250 in unpaid parking fines owed by Alfatih’s wife.

The situation became violent after the bailiff clamped her car and a struggle took place inside the house.

Alfatih then went into his kitchen, picked up two large knives and followed the bailiff outside.

Video footage shown in court captured him attacking the bailiff’s van after smashing the driver’s side window with half a brick.

During the attack, Mr Bucknall suffered a deep cut to the back of his head, leaving blood running down his neck and back.

The injured bailiff managed to reverse his van out of the one-way street and escape. He later went to a nearby GP surgery, where staff advised him to seek hospital treatment.

Speaking in court, Mr Bucknall said he believed Alfatih stopped attacking after noticing the blood, giving him enough time to drive away.

He explained that he had been trying to kick the attacker away when he suddenly felt something warm running down the back of his head.

After the incident, Alfatih calmly returned to his house and called the police, claiming that he had been assaulted.

During his trial, Alfatih denied deliberately injuring the bailiff. He claimed he had acted in self-defence because he believed he was in danger.

He told the jury that he had experienced serious violence in the past, including being shot twice when he was younger.

He also claimed that he had been tortured while being held in Egypt in 2010.

According to his defence lawyer, Alfatih had suffered several painful experiences, including losing family members during conflicts in Gaza.

The court heard that he had learned about the death of one of his brothers in Gaza just a day before the incident.

A psychiatrist who examined him told the court that he appeared calm and cooperative and was believed to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Alfatih said he had picked up the knives because he was frightened and wanted the bailiff to leave.

He insisted that he never intended to hurt anyone and believed something terrible was about to happen.

However, prosecutors challenged his explanation, and the jury rejected his claim that his actions were lawful self-defence.

After more than six hours of discussions spread across three days, the jury found him guilty of wounding.

He was cleared of the more serious charge of wounding with intent but was also convicted of two offences involving unlawful possession of knives and causing criminal damage to the bailiff’s van.

Alfatih, a father of four who previously worked in IT, has remained in custody since the attack.

Meanwhile, German authorities are seeking his extradition over separate terrorism allegations.

German prosecutors have accused several suspected Hamas members of planning attacks against Jewish or Israeli people in Germany or Austria around the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel.

They allege that Alfatih played an important role in moving and storing weapons intended for the planned attacks.

German authorities also claim that he had connections with senior Hamas figures and had prepared a video in which he appeared armed and masked in front of a Hamas flag.

These allegations have not been proven in court, and Alfatih has not been convicted of terrorism offences in connection with the German investigation.

During his Birmingham trial, the jury was not told about the terrorism allegations because the court wanted the knife attack case to be judged separately.

His identity was also protected by reporting restrictions until the jury reached its verdict.

Those restrictions were lifted on Friday, allowing his name and the details of the separate German investigation to be reported.

Alfatih is now facing extradition proceedings at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as German authorities continue their case against him.

He is also due to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on January 11 for the offences involving the bailiff.