Violence broke out in court on Wednesday as Michael Adebolajo was sentenced to die in prison by a judge who found he had led the terrorist attack that saw the British soldier Lee Rigby “butchered” in the street.
Adebolajo, 29, was given a whole-life tariff while his accomplice Michael Adebowale, 22, who joined in “enthusiastically”, was sentenced to life in prison with a 45-year minimum term.
The pair fought with security guards before they were sentenced and were bundled out of the dock at the Old Bailey in central London.