Funeral of Glasgow attacker Badreddin Abdalla Adam delayed after hundreds attend breaking virus restrictions
HUNDREDS of people attended the funeral of Glasgow stabbings attacker Badreddin Abdalla Adam – forcing the service to be delayed due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Sudanese man, 28, was shot dead by cops after a stabbing spree on Friday, June 26 at the Park Inn Hotel on West Regent Street.
The funeral was expected to be held in Linn Cemetery at 2pm, but police were called after a huge crowd of over 100 people gathered for the service.
Scottish government rules currently allow for a maximum of 20 guests at funerals.
By 3pm, the service had not begun and three police vans were in attendance, with officers attempting to disperse the crowd.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman earlier confirmed that officers were in attendance “assisting staff with social distancing regulations”.
As the number of people attended was in clear breach of coronavirus regulations, many were forced to congregate in a nearby car park while the service took place.
BRUTAL ATTACK
The asylum seeker left six people in hospital in the brutal attack last month, including hero police officer David Whyte.
This sparked a huge emergency response as cops shut down the area of the city centre.
The blade fiend behind the hotel bloodbath was a “baby-faced” asylum seeker suffering from paranoia, according to one friend.
A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “Due to the current coronavirus restrictions, only 20 people are allowed to attend a funeral for health and safety reasons.
“Several hundred people turned up and, unfortunately, the service had to be delayed, until it was safe to proceed in accordance with Scottish Government guidance.
“This was to protect the health of the funeral party as well as our staff on-site.”
‘SAD AND SHOCKED’
In June, The Sun reported how the attacker’s family were “sad” and “shocked” to hear of the horrendous incident.
A friend told Sky News of the moment that he informed the attacker’s family in Sudan, including a police officer brother, of the shocking news of the attack.
He said: “We phoned the family. They had heard about the news but were not sure, but when we talked to them and confirmed they were very shocked and very sad about what he did because this is not our mentality, it is not out morals or nature.
“Sudanese people are very peaceful people and they don’t tend to stab or to kill other people.
“They were very shocked about what he did and they are so sad and also they send a message to people here – we hope the people who are injured to be well and come back to their family again.”
Pc Whyte, one of the attacker’s six injured victims, paid tribute to police and medical staff after being discharged from hospital a week after the attack.
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