Glasgow hotel staff ‘were told of concerns about attack suspect’s mental health’

Man believed to be Sudanese asylum seeker threatened violence day before stabbing six people, Guardian learns

Staff at a Glasgow hotel where six people were stabbed were told of concerns about the suspect’s mental health the night before the incident, the Guardian has learned.

The victims, including a police officer and two teenagers, were seriously injured in the attack at the Park Inn on Friday. The alleged perpetrator, believed to have been a Sudanese asylum seeker, was shot dead by police.

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