Mohammed Alfatih, previously known as Mohammed Naim, has been found guilty by a majority verdict of unlawfully wounding a bailiff, possession of two knives, and criminal damage. The 40-year-old was cleared of wounding with intent.
The incident occurred last year in Birmingham when a bailiff arrived to repossess his wife's car, which was linked to unpaid parking fines exceeding £2,250. Footage shown during the trial depicted Alfatih brandishing two large kitchen knives outside his Kings Heath home and attempting to stab the bailiff as he drove away.
Alfatih, who was granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2021, was under surveillance by a counter-terror unit at the time of the attack. During the trial, jurors were not informed of his links to Hamas or his past role as a bodyguard for its former leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
While detained for the Birmingham attack, Alfatih was re-arrested after German authorities alleged his involvement in a plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany. He is expected to be extradited to Germany after serving his sentence in the UK. Sentencing in Birmingham is scheduled for 11 January.