Police confirmed that a man of 52 years was in custody after the murder that took place in Birstall, in northern England. According to British media, this is Thomas Mair, who lives in the small town of 16,000 inhabitants in 40 years.
“ It was very quiet, withdrawn. He was polite, not drinking, not taking drugs “, told AFP his neighbor Stephen Lees HLM, forties, sitting in front of the local sports club.
Another neighbor, David Pickles, confirmed that it was “ a lonely but I can not say that he was not sympathetic “, in statements to several newspapers.
A description contrasts with the savage attack suffered by Jo Cox. According to witnesses, the assailant shot him three times before stabbing her repeatedly as she lay bleeding on the floor.
“ I do not understand, really I do not understand “, told the Daily Mail his mother, Mary 69 years old.
His brother also expressed his dismay. “ I still can not believe it. My brother is not violent and is not politicized at all. He has a history of mental illness but he got help ” told the Sun Scott Mair, presenting his condolences to the family of Jo Cox.
– There was washing ‘to the blood’ –
The suspect had himself mentioned his mental problems during an interview in 2010 in his local newspaper, the Huddersfield Examiner.
The newspaper explained that he became a volunteer at Oakwell Ball Park Birstall after being treated in day care Pathways center for adults with mental illness Mirfield. “ I can honestly say that it made me more good than all the psychotherapy and medication World “, he had said then.
But Thomas Mair have had links with neo-Nazi movement. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group of American civil rights, it would be “ staunch supporter ” of the National Alliance, a neo-Nazi group based in the United States.
Thomas Mair, a photo shows the military jacket with a white cap, and would have spent more than 620 dollars (550 euros) in works of this group that has called for the creation of a country populated exclusively of whites and the eradication of the Jewish people.
The man, who lived alone for 20 years, also subscribes to the South African magazine Patriot S.A. which is published by the pro-apartheid group the White Rhino Club, according to the Daily Telegraph.
A message from 2006 was published on a blog assigned to this group in which the editorial line of the magazine is presented as being against multiculturalism. Thomas Mair is named as one of the first subscribers.
His half-brother Duane St Louis explained to him the tabloid The Sun that he was obsessed with personal hygiene. “ There was washing all the time .”
“ I know he suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder. He washed his hands with a scraper scouring pans to blood “, told the AFP Stephen Lees.
According to other neighbors, he also helped the library to which the member has been killed.
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