A neo-Nazi obsessed teenager who tried to behead a Kurdish barber with an axe because she wanted to “kill all Jews and Muslims” has been jailed for more than 15 years. Alina Burns, 19, attacked Mohammed Mahmoodi, 27, with the weapon as he stood outside his shop in Bedminster, south Bristol, in August 2025.
Extremist Motivation
Bristol Crown Court heard that Burns had been motivated by neo-Nazi extremism and had been in contact with far-right groups. She had told a man on a dating app to “kill all Jews and Muslims” and had searched for information online about jihad, the 2024 Southport stabbings, “Jewish supremacy,” and Nazi Germany.
Serena Gates KC, prosecuting, told the court: “The prosecution case is that the defendant had an extreme rightwing mindset and wanted Jews and Muslims to be killed and non-whites to flee or be expelled from the UK. The day before the attack the defendant was watching videos of SS marches and sent an email called ‘The dawn of civil war’.”
Guilty Pleas and Sentencing
At a previous hearing, Burns, of Bristol, admitted attempted murder and three charges of having an article with a blade or point – specifically an axe, a scalpel, and two darts. She had denied a charge of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts, contrary to the Terrorism Act. The crown argued that despite accepting the pleas, there remained a terrorist motivation to the attack, which was accepted by the judge, Mrs Justice Lambert.
Passing sentence, the judge said: “I have no doubt that you are a dangerous offender and you remain deeply entrenched in your abnormal belief system. You communicated with a man on an online dating app in which at one stage you expressed the desire to kill all the Jews and Muslims in Britain, and also carry out a plan where you wished to take all the glory for carrying this out. There were Telegram chats with the Patriotic Alternative, a far-right group.”
The judge imposed a custodial sentence of 15 and a half years and an additional four-year period on licence.
Defence Background
Andrew Langdon KC, defending, said Burns had experienced a difficult childhood due to her family being made homeless and living in a series of temporary accommodation. Langdon noted that despite both of Burns’s parents being teachers, the teenager had stopped attending full-time education at the age of 14.
