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Nazi-obsessed Callum Parslow guilty of attempted murder after stabbing asylum seeker in Worcestershire hotel | UK News

Nazi-obsessed Callum Parslow guilty of attempted murder after stabbing asylum seeker in Worcestershire hotel | UK News

A knife-wielding man who had Hitler’s signature tattooed on his arm has been found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing an asylum seeker in the chest and arm.

Callum Ulysses Parslow, 31, attacked the man at a hotel in Worcestershire on April 2 in a “protest” against small boat crossings.

Nazi-obsessed Parslow admitted he was stabbed using a knife bought online for £770 and said he went to stab “one of the Channel migrants” because he was “angry and frustrated”.

Moments before Callum Ulysses Parslow attacked the asylum seeker. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.
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CCTV captured the moments before he attacked the man. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.

He attempted to post a “terrorist manifesto” on social media as police approached him and said he was “simply doing his duty to England” by attempting to “destroy” his victim.

Nahom Hagos, from Eritrea in East Africa, was dining in the conservatory of the Pear Tree Hotel in Hindlip, near Worcester, when he was attacked.

The 25-year-old victim said it was a “miracle” that he survived.

After attempting to kill Hagos, Parslow ran towards a canal and was seen with blood on his hands, Leicester Crown Court was told.

The court was told he was trying to post a manifesto on X when police closed in, tagging Tommy Robinson and politicians including Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and Sir Keir Starmer.

However, it could not be sent because it copied too many people.

His list also included Lawrence Fox, Lee Anderson, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and various news organizations.

Blood containing a DNA profile matching that of Mr Hagos was found on the blade of a knife thrown by Parslow.

Nazi memorabilia seized from Callum Parslow's bedsit in Worcester. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.
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Nazi memorabilia was found hidden in Parslow’s bedroom. Photo: West Mids/PA Police.

Nazi memorabilia seized from Callum Parslow's bedsit in Worcester. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.
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Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.

Callum Ulysses Parslow's bedsit in Worcester. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.
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Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.

The court heard an axe, a metal baseball bat and a second knife were found in his bedroom in Bromyard Terrace, Worcester.

Police also found a swastika armband, a Nazi-era medallion and copies of Hitler’s book Mein Kampf.

Callum Parslow. Photo: Counter-terrorism police
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Photo: Anti-Terrorism Police

Knife belonging to Callum Ulysses Parslow. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.
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A knife that belonged to a potential killer. Photo: West Midlands/PA Police.

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Parslow pleaded guilty to unrelated charges, including a sexual offence, during a three-week trial.

The jury deliberated for just over four hours Friday before finding him guilty of attempted murder. He will be sentenced on January 17.

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The court previously heard Mr Hagos, who previously lived at the hotel, was visiting a friend and was stabbed after Parslow asked him for directions to the toilet.

Prosecutor Tom Storey K.S. stated that it was “carefully planned” and “driven by a specific ideology, in particular far-right ideology, which led him to identify and target his victim based on his ethnicity.”