Father tells of shock over son's arrest for murder and blasts
The father of a Ukrainian man charged with a 'terrorist-related' murder and causing three explosions near mosques in the Black Country has spoken of his shock at his son's arrest.
Pavlo Lapshyn appeared in court earlier this week in relation to the blasts in Walsall, Tipton and Wolverhampton as well as the murder of Mohammed Saleem, 82, in Birmingham in April. He was due to appear at the Old Bailey today.
The father of the 25-year-old student has said he doesn't believe his son could kill.
Sergey Lapshyn described how his son arrived in the UK just five days before the April attack to begin a work placement with a software company.
"I just don't believe he could kill an old man," Mr Lapshyn said. "It doesn't make sense and I don't believe he was involved in the explosions either."
