Manchester Synagogue Attack Casualties Identified as Home Secretary Says Assailant Was Not Known to Law Enforcement
Both individuals fatally wounded in Thursday's violent incident on a synagogue in the northern English city have been named as 53-year-old Adrian Daulby and sixty-six-year-old Melvin Cravitz, police have said.
Local law enforcement stated formal identification is yet to take place but their families have been notified and family liaison officers are in contact.
Brief but Violent Attack Occurs
The victims were lost their lives when an perpetrator used a vehicle to ram into the premises of the local Jewish worship center in north Manchester, then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers fired upon him.
Additional individuals were seriously injured in the attack on Judaism's holiest day, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Attacker Identified
Police identified the assailant on Thursday night as the 35-year-old, thirty-five, a UK national of Syrian descent.
Greater Manchester police revealed that three other people – two men in their 30s and a woman in her sixties – had been arrested “on suspicion of commission, organization and encouragement of terrorist activities”.
Government Comments
The interior minister has confirmed that the individual who perpetrated the attack in the region was not known to the security services.
“Regarding the perpetrator, this individual was unknown to the intelligence agencies,” said the Home Secretary.
“The individual was obviously been shot dead at the location, but the police investigations will now proceed rapidly.”
Postmortem examinations of the deceased – each individual are from the local area – will be conducted later on Friday.
Increased Security Arrangements
The security service and counter-terrorism police will function at a elevated readiness level in the near future, reflecting concern that the Manchester synagogue attack may be replicated elsewhere.
Security presence at Jewish worship centers across the country is to be enhanced.
Jewish Population Impact
Perceptions of safety in the Britain's Jewish community have declined sharply in the recent period, according to the largest study of British Jews.
The investigation found 35% of Jews felt unsafe in the UK in 2025, compared with nine percent in two years prior.
Updates will follow on the latest developments on this situation as we receive them.
