Heartbroken family of Hartlepool grandfather speak

Ahmed Ali Alid attacked the 70-year-old as he took his regular morning stroll through Hartlepool completely unaware of the fate that awaited him as he crossed paths with his murderer.

The pensioner could be heard screaming ‘No, no,” as the 45-year-old repeatedly stabbed him and left him for dead in the street.

Ahmed Ali Alid armed with a knife (Image: Counter Terrorism Policing North East)

After Alid was convicted of murdering the pensioner and attempting to murder his housemate, Javed Nouri, the family said: “We would like to thank everyone involved in the investigation, from the first responding officers, whose swift actions that day prevented anyone else from being hurt, to the investigation team.

“We would also like to thank the prosecution team, the judge, and the jury, whose commitment during this trial has resulted in the correct decision being made.

“We are extremely grateful to our family liaison team who continue to be of great support to us during these extremely difficult times.

“We would not want anyone else to have to go through what we have had to go through over the last six months, and what we will continue to go through for the rest of our lives. For us, things will never be the same again.

“We would especially like to thank Mr Javad Nouri, Mr Ariyan Karimi and Mr Mohammed Karimi. What they themselves endured that night was truly horrific, they believed they too were going to die.

"Despite this, they fully assisted the police with their enquiries and gave their evidence in court, which is testament to their characters.

“These three men were the voice of our loved one, when he was unable to speak out for himself. For this we will forever be grateful to them.

“We have watched the whole trial intently, and whilst today’s guilty verdict will not bring back Terence our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, we can take some small comfort in knowing that justice has been served.

“We would now like the time to grieve for him privately.”

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A post-mortem examination established that Mr Carney had been stabbed six times in the chest, abdomen and back.

Scene of crimes officers working at the scene where a fatally injured Terrence Carney was found by police (Image: North News)

During his trial, the asylum seeker accepted inflicting the fatal wounds but maintained he never intended to kill.

Ahmed Ali Alid (Image: PA)

The jury at Teesside Crown Court disagreed and convicted him of both charges and two additional charges of assaulting a police officer.