Lee Rigby Murder Suspect Michael Adebolajo Told Police, 'Tony Blair Wicked and Corrupt', Court Hears

Michael Adebolajo

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Old Bailey jury hears police interviews in which accused delivered political sermon and said it brought him “little joy to approach anybody and slay them"

The Islamist accused of hacking Lee Rigby to death told police it brought him “little joy to approach anybody and slay them”, a court heard on Wednesday.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, told officers that 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby was killed after being “struck in the neck” and “sawed” until his head “almost detached”.

In one police interview, he delivered a near-40-minute uninterrupted sermon and wore a blue blanket over his head throughout.

He said he was “ashamed to be British” and attacked senior politicians including David Cameron and Tony Blair as “wicked”. Three interviews, conducted 10 days after Fusilier Rigby’s death, were shown to the Old Bailey jury on the fourth day of the murder trial.

At times, Adebolajo clashed with officers trying to ask him questions, saying they could not interrupt him. » | Tom Whitehead, Security Editor | Wednesday, December 04, 2013