Man who talked down hospital bomber says would-be attacker asked for a cuddle
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Nathan Newby will receive the George Medal for preventing a bombing at St James's Hospital in Leeds on January 20, 2023. Mohammad Farooq, a former clinical support worker, brought a pressure cooker bomb to the maternity wing intending to kill nurses due to a grievance. Newby, a patient at the hospital, approached Farooq after noticing he seemed distressed. During their conversation, Farooq revealed his plan and showed Newby the bomb. Newby calmly persuaded Farooq to stand down, and Farooq eventually asked Newby to call the police before he changed his mind. Farooq was later jailed for at least 37 years for the attempted attack.
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AI-ExtractedFarooq asked Newby for a cuddle before standing down.
Newby will receive the George Medal for his life-saving actions.
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Newby’s “decency and kindness on 20 January 2023 prevented an atrocity”.
Farooq was jailed for at least 37 years for taking a viable pressure cooker bomb into St James’s hospital.
Nathan Newby stopped Mohammad Farooq from detonating a bomb in a maternity wing.
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