Man arrested in Salford over Heaton Park synagogue attack
Police arrested a 49-year-old man in Salford as the synagogue attack probe widened to eight arrests, more than seven months after the killings.
A 49-year-old man was arrested in Salford on suspicion of failing to disclose information about terrorist activity, in a move police said was directly linked to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attack that killed two men last October.
Counter Terrorism Policing North West and Greater Manchester Police carried out the warrant on St James Road on Tuesday 26 May 2026. Officers took the man into custody for questioning under section 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000, a charge that covers withholding information about terrorism.
The arrest is the latest step in an investigation that has already seen eight people detained in connection with the case. Police said one earlier suspect, a 30-year-old man arrested on 9 October 2025 on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, remains under investigation.
The attack took place on the morning of Thursday 2 October 2025 at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz died, while three other men were treated in hospital for serious injuries before all three were released.
Police also said another man has since been charged with terrorism offences that are not directly linked to the synagogue attack itself. In addition, Mohammad Asim Bashir was charged on 4 December 2025 with preparation for acts of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications, but was released without charge in relation to the synagogue attack.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the families of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, along with those who were seriously injured, had been updated on the latest development. He said investigators remained focused on establishing the full picture and securing answers for the local community.
The Salford arrest keeps the focus on the wider network surrounding the Manchester attack, where investigators have spent months tracing who knew what, when they knew it, and whether critical information was withheld before and after the killings. The case remains one of the most closely watched terrorism investigations in Greater Manchester.
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