ONE of the men convicted of murdering soldier Lee Rigby has reportedly caught coronavirus.
Michael Adebowale is serving a life sentence for murdering Fusilier Rigby in May 2013 on the streets of Woolwich, south-east London.
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The Sun reported that the 29-year-old Islamic terrorist was removed from Broadmoor Hospital in Crowthorne, last week following a deterioration in his condition after he contracted Covid-19.
Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo ran over the 25-year-old soldier close to Woolwich Barracks in May 2013 before stabbing him to death in broad daylight.
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The father-of-one died as a result of multiple cut and stab wounds after the attack fuelled by Adebowale and Adebolajo’s extremist beliefs, described as a “betrayal of Islam” at their murder trial in 2014.
Last year, Adebowale pleaded guilty to punching a healthcare assistant while being held in the secure hospital on July 20 last year.
Adebowale was given an eight-month prison sentence by Mr Justice Jay which will be served after his 45-year minimum term for the murder of the soldier in Woolwich in 2013.
He is currently serving his sentence.
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