The Mancunian Way: 'Deeply sorry'

NewsGreater Manchester NewsThe Mancunian WayPLUS: So much for The Rainy City15:51, 23 Jul 2026HelloThere’s been a major revelation in the Heaton Park Synagogue terror attack case today and it’s left Greater Manchester facing some serious questions. Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson has apologised for missing an opportunity to investigate Islamic extremist Jihad Al-Shamie before two people were killed at the Crumpsall synagogue in October last year.‌Mobile devices belonging to Al-Shamie, who was on bail for rape at the time, had been seized by detectives before the attack, it’s emerged. Those devices contained evidence of an 'extremist mindset', Sir Stephen said today, but hadn't been examined by the time the 35-year-old stabbed two worshippers to death on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in th