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Man admits attacking officers with Molotov cocktail outside police station

A man with a grudge against authority has admitted attacking police officers as he ran amok outside a police station armed with a Molotov cocktail, a knife, a hatchet and a wooden pole. Alexander Dighton, 28, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on ...

28 Mar 2025 at 14:01

Man appears in court accused of attempted murder after police officers injured

A 27-year-old man has appeared in court accused of attempted murder after three officers were injured outside a police station in South Wales. Alexander Dighton, from Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, represented himself at the Old Bailey on ...

14 Feb 2025 at 12:54

Man who attacked officers with Molotov cocktail had been referred to Prevent

A man who had an “extreme anti-government mindset” and attacked police officers armed with an axe and a Molotov cocktail, had been referred to an anti-terror programme a year earlier, police have said. Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked ...

13 Jun 2025 at 14:42

Man to be sentenced for attacking officers with hatchet outside police station

A man with a grudge against authority, who attacked officers outside a South Wales police station armed with a Molotov cocktail, a knife and a hatchet, will be sentenced on Friday. Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked three police ...

13 Jun 2025 at 02:45

Man who attacked officers outside police station had been referred to Prevent

A man armed with Molotov cocktails and a hatchet who attacked officers outside a South Wales police station had been referred to the Prevent anti-terrorism programme a year earlier by his sister, a court heard. Alexander ...

13 Jun 2025 at 13:40

Terrorist who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life

Armed man who attacked officers outside police station jailed for life

An anti-Islam terrorist armed with Molotov cocktails and a hatchet who attacked police officers has been jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 22 years in prison. Alexander Dighton, 28, knocked one officer ...

13 Jun 2025 at 17:21

Officers showed ‘exceptional bravery’ during unprecedented police station attack

Officers showed “exceptional bravery” when confronting a man armed with weapons and a firebomb in an “unprecedented attack” outside a police station. Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked officers outside the Talbot ...

13 Jun 2025 at 14:40

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