LEE RIGBY KILLER MICHAEL ADEBOLAJO LAUNCHES BID TO APPEAL AGAINST MURDER CONVICTION
Michael Adebolajo |
Michael Adebolajo, who was found guilty of the murder of
British soldier Lee Rigby, has lodged an application to appeal against his
conviction, the Judicial Office has confirmed.
Fusilier Rigby was killed on 22 May 2013 in Woolwich, south-east London.Adebolajo, 29, from Romford, east London, said he was a "soldier of Allah" and it was an act of war.
He and Michael Adebowale, 22, from Greenwich, south-east London, are currently awaiting sentencing.
Mr Justice Sweeney said he would pass sentence on the two men after a key Appeal Court ruling on the use of whole-life terms, with the decision due at a later date.
In December, an Old Bailey jury of eight women and four men took approximately 90 minutes to find the men guilty of murdering Fusilier Rigby.
They were found not guilty of attempting to murder a police officer at the scene.
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