A Ukrainian student has been jailed for at least 40 years for the murder of an 82-year-old man and plotting explosions near mosques in racist attacks.
On Monday, he admitted murder as well as plotting to cause explosions near mosques in Walsall, Tipton and Wolverhampton in June and July.
Mr Saleem was stabbed to death, just yards from his home, after attending prayers at his local mosque in Green Lane.
Lapshyn, was living in Birmingham while on a temporary work placement in the city when he killed Mr Saleem, a grandfather of 22.
He later planted three bombs near mosques in the West Midlands as part of a campaign he said was motivated by racial hatred.
Lapshyn, 25, stabbed Mohammed Saleem in Small Heath, Birmingham on 29 April - five days after arriving in the UK.
On Monday, he admitted murder as well as plotting to cause explosions near mosques in Walsall, Tipton and Wolverhampton in June and July.
Mr Saleem was stabbed to death, just yards from his home, after attending prayers at his local mosque in Green Lane.
Lapshyn, was living in Birmingham while on a temporary work placement in the city when he killed Mr Saleem, a grandfather of 22.
He later planted three bombs near mosques in the West Midlands as part of a campaign he said was motivated by racial hatred.
