Let's Take Him At His Word, Judge..

Jurors were told Hussain does not dispute stabbing the women and the issue for them to decide was what his intention was at the time. 

Judge Nicholas Dean QC, the Honorary Recorder of Manchester, told them: 'The prosecution say that Mr Hussain had a terrorist motive for his actions.

'Even if you are sure he had such motivation it does not necessarily follow he had an intent to kill.'

Wow, you really have to be steeped in 'justice' to make that sort of convoluted direction to a jury, don't you? 

Following his arrest, a note, written in Urdu, was discovered on him which read: ''O Israel, you are inflicting atrocities on Palestinians and Marks Spencer helping you financially.'

Good, I'm even happier to shop there now! 

Alex Leach QC, prosecuting, said ... it became apparent to police officers he had a history of mental health problems but doctors later deemed him fit to answer questions the following March.

Mr Leach said: 'He told the police that he had targeted Marks & Spencer deliberately because he believed Marks & Spencer funded Israel in what he described as its persecution of Palestine.

'He said that had his knife not broken he would have gone on to kill others. He said that he expected that the police might kill him and he intended to be a martyr.'

I hope the jury comes to the right conclusion. Which is to ignore the Recorder's direction.