Woman stabbed British lawmaker for Iraq war vote

A British prosecutor said a woman told police she stabbed a lawmaker in the stomach with a kitchen knife because he voted for the invasion of Iraq.

Roshonara Choudhry is charged with attempting to murder Stephen Timms, who was a Treasury minister in the previous Labour government.

He was stabbed in May as he met with his constituents. He recovered from his injuries.

Prosecutor William Boyce said Monday that 21-year-old Choudhry told police she stabbed Timms “to get revenge for the people of Iraq”.

Choudhry was not in court as her trial started at the Central Criminal Court. Her lawyer, Jeremy Dein, said she did not recognise the court’s authority and remained in prison.

The judge has submitted a not-guilty plea on her behalf.