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Finsbury Park Attack Suspect Darren Osborne Denies Driving Van<\/b>
\nA man<\/a> accused of carrying out the Finsbury Park terror attack has denied driving the van which mowed down Muslims in north London.<\/p>\n

Darren Osborne, of Glyn Rhosyn in Cardiff, is alleged to have deliberately mowed down people outside two mosques in north London shortly after 12.15am on June 19 last year, leaving one dead and several injured.<\/p>\n

Witnesses saw the white vehicle accelerating as it approached the group, leaving them \u201csplattered all over the place\u201d and killing Makram Ali, the jury at Woolwich Crown Court has previously been told.<\/p>\n

But taking to the witness box on Tuesday afternoon, Osborne denied he was the driver of the van involved.<\/p>\n

Defence barrister Lisa Wilding QC said to Osborne: \u201cWere you the driver of the van?\u201d<\/p>\n

Osborne replied: \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Wilding said: \u201cDid you know who was the driver of the van?\u201d<\/p>\n

The defendant said: \u201cA guy<\/a> called Dave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Wilding said: \u201cDo you know Dave\u2019s other name?\u201d<\/p>\n

Osborne said: \u201cNo I do not.\u201d<\/p>\n

The defendant said he knew Dave and had met him in a pub in Treforest, called the Pick and Shovel, in early April or March last year.<\/p>\n

Osborne told the court that he had also met a man<\/a> called Terry Jones, and that the three of them would discuss their social and political views.<\/p>\n

He said the trio had originally planned to go to Rochdale, Greater Manchester, adding: \u201cThat was our intended target.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if this plan had been put into effect, he said: \u201cUnfortunately not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier Jonathan Rees QC, concluding the prosecution case, said the final evidence would deal with the issue of who was driving at the time of the attack and whether the alleged perpetrator acted with others.<\/p>\n

Detective Constable Paul Dring, of the Metropolitan Police, said he was told by Osborne during an urgent safety interview conducted at University College Hospital that no-one else was involved, the court heard.<\/p>\n

According to a statement read by Mr Rees, he asked: \u201cIn terms of what happened today, is there anyone else involved?<\/p>\n

\u201cTo which Mr Osborne replied \u2018No\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The court heard that at the end of the interview, Mr Dring asked: \u201cFinally from me, is there anything at all that you know about that could harm anyone?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Osborne says \u2018No\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a pause Osborne added \u201cI\u2019m flying solo\u201d, Mr Rees told the jury.<\/p>\n

The court was also shown footage from the body camera<\/a> of Pc David Jones, who is said to have handcuffed Mr Osborne while he was on the ground after the incident.<\/p>\n

A man<\/a> the prosecution say is Osborne can be heard saying in the back of the police vehicle \u201cI lost control of the van\u201d and \u201clost control, man<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Jones said: \u201cWere you driving, yeah?\u201d<\/p>\n

The man<\/a> is heard to reply: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if he had been drinking, the man<\/a> said he had consumed a \u201ccouple<\/a> of pints\u201d.<\/p>\n

Osborne denies the murder of Mr Ali, 51, and attempted murder of \u201cpersons at the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Whadcoat Street, London\u201d.
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