Former British intelligence worker Joshua Bowles, aged 29, has confessed to the attempted murder of a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee at a Cheltenham community center near their shared base in western England. The incident took place on March 9, with Bowles pleading guilty to the charges. The victim, referred to as 99230 in court, was attacked with two knives as she left the center. Bowles had been tracking her movements, along with those of other NSA employees, after he stopped working at GCHQ, a UK intelligence agency, at the end of 2022. The victim sustained multiple stab wounds but managed to escape, while Bowles was charged following an investigation by British counterterrorism police.
Appearing via video link from London’s Belmarsh Prison, Joshua Bowles, a former British intelligence worker, has admitted to attempting to murder a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee in western England. On March 9, Bowles assaulted the victim, known only as 99230, outside a Cheltenham community center located near their shared base. After leaving his job at GCHQ, a UK intelligence agency, at the end of 2022, Bowles had been monitoring the victim’s movements and researching other NSA personnel. Armed with two knives, he attacked the woman outside the community center, resulting in her sustaining multiple stab wounds. The victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment while Bowles was charged as a result of an investigation by British counterterrorism police.
Joshua Bowles, a former employee of UK’s intelligence agency GCHQ, has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee. The incident occurred on March 9 near a Cheltenham community center, where Bowles attacked the victim, identified as 99230 in court. Having left his job at GCHQ at the end of 2022, Bowles had been tracking the victim’s movements and researching other NSA employees. Armed with two knives, he assaulted the woman as she left the community center, causing her to sustain multiple stab wounds. Bowles was subsequently charged following an investigation conducted by British counterterrorism police.
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