Finsbury Park terrorist Darren Osborne made thousands of pounds dealing class A drugs in Spain, pals claim
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The Finsbury Park van terrorist dealt in class A drugs and had to flee his Spanish home over a row with a rival gang, his pals claim.
Fresh allegations about Darren Osborne have emerged days after he was jailed for at least 43 years for driving into Muslim worshippers and killing a bystander.
Osborne, 48, allegedly spent his youth on the Costa Del Sol dealing ecstasy, speed and party drugs while meting out violent attacks. Friends claim they were part of a network of dealers controlled by underworld crime figures in 1991.
Hulking 6ft 4in Osborne is said to have made “hundreds, if not thousands” of pounds each night dealing class A drugs. But they say he had to escape Fuengirola after a bust up with a rival gang.
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Osborne, 48, from Cardiff, was convicted of murdering dad-of-six Makram Ali, 51, and injuring 12 in Finsbury Park, North London. It emerged he had been deemed a serious risk to public safety 11 years ago after an attack in Swindon, Wilts.
He was jailed for two years after badly breaking a drinking pal’s jaw with a weapon. The judge ruled he posed a significant risk of serious harm in the future.
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And the killer’s own barrister told the court: “What Mr Osborne recognises is that; when in drink, there are occasions where he loses his temper.”
This week the jury took just an hour to see through father-of-four Osborne’s “pathetic” lies and convict him. At Cardiff Crown Court Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb slammed him for letting his mind become “poisoned” by right-wing fanatics on the web.
The judge added: “This was a terrorist attack. You intended to kill.”