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Jihad al-Shamie was on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape when he attacked the synagogue - Facebook
Jihad al-Shamie during the deadly attack on the synagogue
A survivor of the Manchester synagogue terror attack has said he could feel evil “radiating” from the killer.
Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old Syrian-born UK citizen, drove his car into the gates of Heaton Park synagogue on Oct 2. He then began attacking people with a knife, while wearing a fake suicide belt, and tried to break into the building.
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed, while Yoni Finlay, 39, was among three men treated for serious injuries after the attack which took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
Mr Finlay, who was among those who barricaded the doors of the synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, preventing al-Shamie from claiming more victims, has now spoken about his ordeal and revealed he is struggling with “a huge amount of guilt”.
A police bullet punctured and collapsed his left lung and he spent seven hours in surgery for his injuries. Doctors repaired damage to his lung, diaphragm and kidney, and removed part of his bowel.
The bullet is thought to have passed through al-Shamie’s body, then the door of the synagogue before puncturing Mr Finlay’s chest. It passed through his body and hit Mr Daulby in the chest, killing him. Mr Cravitz was stabbed outside the synagogue by al-Shamie.
Adrian Daulby, left, and Melvin Cravitz were the two worshippers killed in the attack on the synagogue - Greater Manchester Police/AFP via Getty Images
Speaking about the attack, Mr Finlay revealed he had been finding it “really difficult” and was struggling with “a huge amount of guilt”.
He told The Sunday Times: “I believe there is light and there is darkness, and there was a huge amount of darkness that day. I have never been that close to evil. You could feel it radiating off him [al-Shamie].”
Describing waking from surgery and discovering that his fellow worshippers had been killed, he said: “There is a huge amount of guilt.
“It’s really difficult. I’m talking about recuperation and doing well. I am doing all right but others aren’t. I survived and they didn’t. Why?
“I don’t ever think I’ll make full sense of it. We don’t know why things happen. I believe whatever happened to me happened for a reason and the fact I was given that second chance was meant to happen as well.
Jihad al-Shamie was on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape when he attacked the synagogue - Facebook
Jihad al-Shamie during the deadly attack on the synagogue
A survivor of the Manchester synagogue terror attack has said he could feel evil “radiating” from the killer.
Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old Syrian-born UK citizen, drove his car into the gates of Heaton Park synagogue on Oct 2. He then began attacking people with a knife, while wearing a fake suicide belt, and tried to break into the building.
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed, while Yoni Finlay, 39, was among three men treated for serious injuries after the attack which took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
Mr Finlay, who was among those who barricaded the doors of the synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, preventing al-Shamie from claiming more victims, has now spoken about his ordeal and revealed he is struggling with “a huge amount of guilt”.
A police bullet punctured and collapsed his left lung and he spent seven hours in surgery for his injuries. Doctors repaired damage to his lung, diaphragm and kidney, and removed part of his bowel.
The bullet is thought to have passed through al-Shamie’s body, then the door of the synagogue before puncturing Mr Finlay’s chest. It passed through his body and hit Mr Daulby in the chest, killing him. Mr Cravitz was stabbed outside the synagogue by al-Shamie.
Adrian Daulby, left, and Melvin Cravitz were the two worshippers killed in the attack on the synagogue - Greater Manchester Police/AFP via Getty Images
Speaking about the attack, Mr Finlay revealed he had been finding it “really difficult” and was struggling with “a huge amount of guilt”.
He told The Sunday Times: “I believe there is light and there is darkness, and there was a huge amount of darkness that day. I have never been that close to evil. You could feel it radiating off him [al-Shamie].”
Describing waking from surgery and discovering that his fellow worshippers had been killed, he said: “There is a huge amount of guilt.
“It’s really difficult. I’m talking about recuperation and doing well. I am doing all right but others aren’t. I survived and they didn’t. Why?
“I don’t ever think I’ll make full sense of it. We don’t know why things happen. I believe whatever happened to me happened for a reason and the fact I was given that second chance was meant to happen as well.
