Former King’s College London student who stabbed MP could be freed from prison

A former King’s College London student who stabbed an MP could now be freed from prison.

Roshonara Choudhry was jailed for life for a minimum of 15 years in 2010 for stabbing East Ham MP Sir Stephen Timms twice in the stomach and for two offences of possessing an offensive weapon.

The former English and communications student, then 21, carried out the attack after watching radical lectures by an Al-Qaeda cleric. This then resulted in her knifing Sir Stephen during his constituency surgery at the Beckton Glove community centre in East London.

According to reports, she was smiling and pretending she was going to shake hands with him before stabbing him twice in his abdomen.

After she was arrested she told detectives the stabbing was “punishment” and “to get revenge for the people of Iraq”.

However, a Parole Board hearing held in early May this year decided that she could now be freed from jail as she is no longer considered a danger to the public.

A decision summary said: “After considering the circumstances of her offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented at the hearing and in the dossier, the panel was satisfied that imprisonment was no longer necessary for the protection of the public.”

Choudhry during the attack via Metropolitan Police

According to The Independent, the summary added: “Ms Choudhry was assessed as having shown a very high level of insight and understanding of herself.

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“She had consistently shown over many years that she no longer held the same beliefs, that she was able to manage her emotional wellbeing effectively and she would no longer be likely to be influenced by other people with strong negative views, having developed the ability to critically evaluate information and to seek help from professionals if she needs it.”

In the document, it was also recommended that Choudhry, now 36, be released under specific conditions including living at a designated address, with a specific curfew and is being subject to an exclusion zone to avoid contact with Sir Stephen.

A Parole Board spokesman said: “Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.

“Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.”

Featured image via Met Police