22-year-old Italo-Gambian Lamin Saidilly stabbed a man outside a bar in Milan; His WhatsApp profile picture depict an Islamic guerrilla fighter
Early on Saturday, 4 July, Lamin Saidilly, a 22-year-old man from Conegliano Veneto, Italy, of Gambian origin, stabbed a 55-year-old man around twenty times outside a bar on Via Capecelatro in Milan. He was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office, with the crime being aggravated by premeditation and trivial motives.
Saidilly had previously been detained in England, where he reportedly accumulated several disciplinary records, some of which were for assaulting prison staff with homemade blades. He was deported from England and repatriated to Italy in 2025.
Investigators found a WhatsApp profile picture depicting an Islamic guerrilla fighter wearing a keffiyeh and bowing in prayer on a mat laid out on the sand with waves in the background, alongside an assault rifle.
Sources: https://www.nicolaporro.it/lamin-saidilly-ce-lislam-dietro-latacco-spuntano-la-foto-col-mitra-e-strani-bigliettini/ and https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronaca-nera/accoltellamento-milano-gambiano-lamin-saidilly-resta-carcere-2689978.html and https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/cronaca/accoltellato-milano-lamin-saidilly-foto-profilo-whastapp-radicalizzazione-islam_114105991-202602k.shtml and https://www.iltempo.it/attualita/2026/07/07/news/milano-post-mujaheddin-armato-accoltellatore-radicalizzato-islam-lamin-saidilly-48457925/