Liverpool Women’s Hospital bomber died from the explosion and fire caused by the device
Liverpool Women’s Hospital bomber died from the explosion and fire caused by the device he made with ‘murderous intent’, coroner rules
- Liverpool Women’s Hospital bomber died from the explosion and fire
- Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, detonated a homemade bomb outside the hospital
- Police said the bomb used was a homemade explosive with ball bearings
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The Liverpool Women’s Hospital bomber died from the explosion and fire caused by the improvised device he manufactured with ‘murderous intent’, a coroner has ruled.
Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, detonated a homemade bomb outside the hospital just before 11am on November 14, killing himself and injuring taxi driver David Perry.
According to police, the bomb used was a homemade explosive with ball bearings attached.
Recording a narrative conclusion at the inquest at Liverpool and Wirral Coroner’s Court, senior coroner Andre Rebello said: ‘On November 14 2021 Emad Jamil Salman Al Swealmeen died in a taxi in front of Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
‘He died from an explosion and subsequent fire caused by an improvised explosive device which he had carried into the taxi. It is found he manufactured the improvised explosive device, designed to project shrapnel, with murderous intent.’
Emad Al Swealmeen (pictured), 32, started building a bomb factory at a rented bedsit as early as April, according to police
Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, detonated a homemade bomb outside the hospital just before 11am on November 14, killing himself and injuring taxi driver David Perry
He said the device was made at a flat rented by Al Swealmeen in Rutland Avenue.
He added: ‘It remains unclear as to whether he intended the device to detonate when it did.’
Swealmeen had started building a bomb factory at a rented bedsit as early as April, according to police.
Traces detected at the property show he bought a range of chemicals capable of making more than one type of explosive, including one used by the 7/7 London bombers.
Armed police raided the bomb factory in the Sefton Park area of Liverpool shortly after Al Swealmeen accidentally blew himself up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday.
The next day, bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion in the park, and Rutland Avenue, where the explosives factory was located, remains closed off.
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