An ex-UK intelligence worker has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a US government employee who worked at a British base with him.
Joshua Bowles, 29, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of the woman who was only referred to in court as 99230.
The incident happened some three miles from GCHQ’s Cheltenham base, in a leisure centre car park, on 9 March.
Bowles appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from Belmarsh Prison. He was investigated by counter-terror police.
The 29-year-old was charged with attempted murder, as well as assaulting a man, causing him actual bodily harm.
He was armed with two knives when he launched the attack at about 21.15 GMT as the woman left the leisure centre, in Tommy Taylors Lane, with a friend.
The victim was taken to hospital after suffering multiple stab injuries in the attack.
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