Prevent

Prevent Clears Bread-Knife Attacker for Streets

Serial violent offender Essa Suleiman slips Prevent net days before Golders Green attack

Prevent's 2020 clearance of indefinite prisoner Essa Suleiman precedes his attempted murders, joining a list of Islamist attackers who evaded the programme despite referrals. Shawcross data shows Islamist threats form 75% of probes but just 16% of cases, with focus shifted to non-violent ideologies.