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On 12 March 2022, 21-year-old Thomas Roberts, from Bournemouth, Dorset, England, was murdered by Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai. Roberts was stabbed by Abdulrahimzai during an argument between Abdulrahimzai and Robert's friend over an e-scooter in Bournemouth Town Centre.

Abdulrahimzai admitted manslaughter, but denied murder. On 23 January he was convicted of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 29 years.[1][2][3]

On

Background

Sir Richard Sutton

Thomas Schreiber

Incident

Shortly before 9pm, police discovered the deceased body of Sir Richard Sutton, as well as his partner, Anne Schreiver, who was barely conscious. Both had sustained a number of stab wounds.

AF: Shortly before 9pm on April 7 an armed police team smashed their way into the rear conservatory of the home of Sir Richard Sutton following multiple 999 calls.

AF: There had been a ferocious and sustained attack, the crown say by this defendant. Anne Schreiber was left barely concious, stabbed wounds to her front, multiple stab wounds to her back numbering into double figures.

The prosecutor says the quick actions of police along with the work of other emergency services were essential in Ms Schreiber surviving, although with life-changing injuries.

AF: Police found Sir Richard's motionless bloodied body. He had suffered five stab wounds to an area just under his left armpit.

AF: The two lower wounds were deep enough to go through the rib cage, puncture the lung, one had punctured the main blood vessel leading away from the heart and the other punctured the heart itself.

AF: Sir Richard had defensive wounds to his hands. Significant slashing and cutting wounds to his face.

AF: His blood was found in trails and in spots in the kitchen, the study and the hallway, which we are going to call the pantry.

There is no doubt in this case it was the defendant that killed Sir Richard and seriously injured his mother, says Mr Feest QC.

AF: He escaped from the house in a Range Rover. One knife which had Sir Richard's blood on was found in a sink in the annex where Thomas Schreiber lived. Another knife with Anne Schreiber's blood was found.[4]

AF: The defendant felt injustices which led him to repeatedly think of revenge on his what he considered "toxic" and "gold-digging" mother and Sir Richard.

AF: Whatever it was that started the incident, the defendant has clearly attacked Sir Richard and his mother with a knife in the kitchen.

AF: His (the defendant's) intention was to kill her (Anne Schreiber).

AF: There was a lull in the incident between the initial attack and the fatal episode on the landing.[4]

On April 7, Schreiber had been to visit his father's grave on the 8th anniversary of his death. Back at the house, Anne said to Schreiber 'you are drunk, just like your father'. Schreiber followed his mother into the kitchen, punching her in the arm or back. Picking up a knife on the kitchen island, Schreiber started stabbing Anne. Sutton arrived in the room, whereby Schreiber started stabbing him. Schreiber went back and forth between the pair, continuing to stab them.

The defendant said on the day of the attack, he had gone to visit his father’s grave and spent the afternoon painting before having a chat with Sir Richard as they remembered his father, before his mother returned having also visited the grave.

He said: “Richard and I were sat peacefully in the office, mum came in, she took one look at me and said: ‘You are drunk, just like your father’.

“I suggested before that we were going to have a drink to celebrate dad’s memory, didn’t even respond and said: ‘You are drunk, just like your father’.

“I shouted ‘I am not drunk’, then she stormed off into the kitchen and I stormed off after her and I punched her in the arm or the back.

“There was a knife on the island, and I just went completely crazy, and I saw the knife and the voice in my head had shouted: ‘Attack, attack’, I picked up the knife and started stabbing my mum.

“Richard came in and I think he tried to stop me, and I started stabbing him and I just couldn’t stop attacking my mum and Richard.

“My mum at one point shouting ‘Will you stop, will you stop?’ and I couldn’t stop.”

He described how he continued to go “back and forth” between the pair, stabbing them. He told the jury he had no memory of going upstairs and attacking Sir Richard in the corridor.

He added: “I was very sensitive, I am a very sensitive man and when it comes to dad I am extra, extra sensitive.

“It was a very accusatory anger when she said what she said, and I completely lost it and I went completely crazy.”

Describing his state of mind afterwards, the defendant said: “My mind was completely frazzled, I want to leave behind the horror show I had caused, say my goodbyes and end my life.”

He said after the attack he then changed his clothes, picked up his passports and his phone charger and phone so he could say goodbye to his friends before driving off in Sir Richard’s Range Rover.

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The jury were told Sir Richard suffered five stab wounds, while Anne Schreiber's wounds numbered into double figures. She was rushed to a hospital in Bristol and survived the attack with "life-changing injuries".[5]

The prosecutor said Thomas Schreiber led police on a lengthy pursuit, reaching speeds of 135mph before he was eventually stopped in London. He was found with two passports, a phone charger and a packed suitcase. PC Kane Ellafi told the court he was involved in detaining the defendant after his car was stopped in central London following a 135mph police chase.Describing the defendant, he said: “He pulled out a knife and immediately turned it towards himself and plunged it in his chest and continued to stab himself a number of times.”[5]

Investigation and legal proceedings

Police investigation

Post-mortem and inquest

Charge and remand in custody

Trial

Verdict and sentencing

Aftermath

Sentence appeal

References


 * 1) ↑ "Bournemouth e-scooter row: Man guilty of 'peacemaker' murder". BBC News. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
 * 2) ↑ Grierson, Jamie (2023-01-25). "Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai jailed for life for murder of Thomas Roberts in Dorset". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
 * 3) ↑ "Afghan asylum seeker found guilty of Bournemouth Subway murder after argument over scooter". ITV.com. 23 January 2023.
 * 4) 1 2 "As it happened: Trial begins over man accused of murdering Dorset millionaire". Bournemouth Echo. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
 * 5) 1 2 3 "Recap on the first two weeks of the Sir Richard Sutton murder trial". Bournemouth Echo. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
 * 6) ↑ "Bournemouth e-scooter row: Man guilty of 'peacemaker' murder". BBC News. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
 * 7) ↑ Grierson, Jamie (2023-01-25). "Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai jailed for life for murder of Thomas Roberts in Dorset". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
 * 8) ↑ "Afghan asylum seeker found guilty of Bournemouth Subway murder after argument over scooter". ITV.com. 23 January 2023.
 * 9) 1 2 "As it happened: Trial begins over man accused of murdering Dorset millionaire". Bournemouth Echo. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
 * 10) 1 2 3 "Recap on the first two weeks of the Sir Richard Sutton murder trial". Bournemouth Echo. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2023-11-25.