
Australian police said on Thursday there is no indication of any extremism regarding the 29-year-old Frenchman, who has been charged with murder over the death of British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung in Australia.
Det Supt Rohweder said: "There has been no indication whatsoever that any radicalization or political motives exist," Sky News reported
The suspect has had access to legal representation and the French consulate and he declined to be interviewed.
Miss Ayliffe-Chung, 21, was stabbed multiple times at the Shelley's Backpackers accommodation in Home Hill in north Queensland on Tuesday night.
Smail Ayad has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of serious animal cruelty and 12 counts of serious assault.
Source: MENA
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