A NEIGHBOUR of the synagogue terrorist has claimed she called the police four years ago after becoming concerned with Jihad Al-Shamie but “never heard back”.
Twisted recluse Al-Shamie targeted Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester in a car and knife rampage before being gunned down by cops in just seven minutes.
Born in Syria, Al-Shamie was granted British citizenship in 2006 when he was around 16, having entered the UK as a young child.
The 35-year-old was on police bail accused of rape when he carried out the car and knife terror attack in Manchester which left two victims dead and three seriously injured.
Greater Manchester Police insist that Al-Shamie was not known to counter-terrorism officials before the horror on Yom Kippur.
But a neighbour has now claimed that she became concerned about him attempting to “preach the Qur’an to two kids” in Prestwich four years ago, reports the Times.
The neighbour, who wished to speak anonymously, claims to have called cops about the incident in 2021 after a “line was crossed” but never heard back, according to the outlet.
The neighbour told the Times: “They didn’t come back to me. I remember making the call and speaking to Greater Manchester Police.
“Even though I’d grown up with the family, I still reported it because it wasn’t right.”
She also claimed Shamie changed dramatically during the Covid pandemic, becoming a devout follower of Islam, the Times reports.
It comes after another local previously voiced her concerns she had related to men “coming and going” from Al-Shamie’s home.
The neighbour said: “My partner and I were really worried. [The relative] stopped speaking to us, talking less and less and spending all his time praying.
“He wouldn’t even make eye contact with me.”
She told the BBC she had used the 999 system to contact police and spoke to a female operator, and claimed: “I did feel something was not quite right.
She described Al-Shamie as appearing stricter than the rest of his immediate family living in a small cul-de-sac on Langley Crescent and she became concerned he was influencing his relatives.
Other local residents described Al-Shamie as appearing “unfriendly” and “not a nice person”.
Former friends of the terrorist described him as someone who played violent video games, sometimes for 12 hours a day, before dropping out of his media studies degree at Liverpool John Moores University after just one year.
Al-Shamie was on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape and was due to appear in court when he launched into the horror knife rampage.
The evil killer’s family say they “condemn” his “heinous act”, adding they are in “profound shock”.
Worshippers had gathered at the synagogue for prayers on Yom Kippur – the holiest day on the Jewish calendar – but the peace was shattered at 9.30am when the sound of screeching tyres came down the road.
The holy day quickly became one of horror that saw two people – Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66 – tragically killed – with three others fighting for their lives in hospital and a fourth injured.
HORROR ATTACK
The carnage began at 9.30am when the black Kia hatchback crashed into the gates of the synagogue after “driving erratically” down the road.
Witnesses said that the “second” the driver leaped out of the vehicle, he began “stabbing anyone near him”.
“He went for the security guard and tried to break into the synagogue,” an eyewitness said.
After warning the man several times to stand down to no avail, armed officers opened fire.
The attacker was shot dead at 9.38am – but GMP said they could not confirm his death for sure.
This was because of safety concerns about the “bomb vest” he appeared to be wearing – but was later revealed to be unviable.
Police confirmed that the attack was declared a terrorist incident and an investigation into the horror is being led by Counter Terrorist Officers.
Cops have detained four people on suspicion of terror offences in connection with the attack.
On Sunday, counter terror police were granted more time to hold them in custody, while inquiries are under way to establish “the full picture” into what was happened, a spokesman for Counter Terrorism Policing North West said.
Two other people, a man and a woman, were released without charge after they were arrested on the day of the attack.
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