Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Archives

Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Confirmation: Catholic priest did not provide key reference in alkaline attacker’s asylum claim

February 06, 2024

The suspect in the Clapham chemical attack was primarily assisted in his asylum application by a Baptist minister and not the Catholic Church, it has emerged. Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, an Afghan, is suspected of throwing a corrosive alkaline substance over a woman and two children in South London, leaving the 31-year-old woman with such “life-changing”

Catholic Church refutes accusations of helping alkaline attacker gain asylum

February 05, 2024

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle today denied assisting an Afghan fugitive wanted for an alkaline attack on a woman and her two children amid claims that an unnamed priest helped him to gain asylum in the UK. Abdul Shokoor Ezedi is suspected of throwing a corrosive substance over the three in Clapham, south London,

Ushaw College may close next spring

October 13, 2010

Trustees announce proposal to close 400-year-old seminary in June due to low student numbers and rising costs