London terror attacker Khalid Masood is pictured in first police handout after photos emerge of him as football-mad schoolboy Adrian Ajao
THIS is the face of cold-blooded Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood.
Police released the first photograph of the killer, showing him staring unsmiling into the camera almost exactly 48 hours after he unleashed a horror attack on Westminster.
It is in stark contrast to photographs of the man in his youth, with a black and white photo giving a glimpse into the normal childhood of the terrorist who grew up in the leafy county of Kent.
A football-mad youngster, he was born as Adrian R Elms to 17-year-old Janet, taking on the last name of his step-father Phillip.
One of the images, which captions his name as Adrian Ajao, was taken when Masood was at Huntleys Secondary School for Boys in Tunbridge Wells, with another shows him smiling among rugby teammates.
Police have now issued a desperate plea for more information about the killer, saying that while there were no further threats to the public, authorities wanted to determine if he had acted "totally alone" or had been encouraged by others.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley said the man had been known by several names, including Adrian Elms and Adrian Russell Ajao.
He said: "We remain keen to hear from anyone who knew Khalid Masood well; understands who his associates were; and can provide us with information about places he has recently visited."
He said that a total of 11 people had now been arrested as part of their anti-terror investigations, with searches of two Birmingham homes and one in East London still ongoing.
It comes as more revelations around the terrorist's upbringing has been revealed with school friend Kenton Till, who was also in the photo, telling the Masood suffered racism for being the only non-white boy at their school and they later fell out after he smoked drugs.
Mr Till said: “He wasn’t religious at all. He was a big character, very friendly and a good laugh. He might have been the only black kid at the school. He experienced a little bit of racism but not a lot because he always tried to be popular.
“We used to socialise together up until we left school but he turned up to a party at my house with some friends after they had been smoking puff [cannabis] and my mum threw them all out. We sort of lost touch after that.”
During his childhood, he grew up with his family in a £300,000 house in the seaside town of Rye, East Sussex before moving to Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where they lived with Masood’s half-brothers, Alex and Paul.
But the young man, who was born on Christmas Day, later changed his name to Khalid Masood - even becoming known as "the vampire" for wearing black as he stalked the streets at night.
Neighbours said they gave him the name as he would only come out at night while wearing black.
He went on to become an English teacher but had a rap sheet which included stabbing a man in the face in a 2003 row plus assaults, criminal damage and public order offences.
The killer is said to have blamed racism for slashing a cafe owner across the face in 2003 before he was jailed, and the converted to Islam.
He told Hove Crown Court he has snapped after being “ostracised” by villagers who had a certain "view of black people" in Northiam, East Sussex, where he lived with his first wife and children.
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His criminal activity was enough to catch the eye of authorities, with Prime Minister Theresa May revealing that he had been investigated by MI5 several years ago - but was dismissed as a "peripheral figure".
It is now known he took on at least three names before carrying out the atrocity in the heart of London – which killed a police officer and ISIS have since claimed
The 52-year-old was gunned down by a security guard moments after mowing down crowds on Westminster bridge.
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Before his final act of terror, Masood's criminal career dated back to 1983 and included convictions for assault, GBH and possession of an offensive weapon.
He spent time behind bars at Lewes Prison in East Sussex, Wayland Prison in Norfolk and Ford open prison in West Sussex.
He began in sales and was later promoted to manager at Aaron Chemicals in Bodiam, East Sussex.
But after 12 years at the firm, Masood’s life changed dramatically when in 2004 he is understood to have married a Muslim, Farzana Malik.
What became of their marriage is unclear — or whether Masood converted to Islam at the time.
In the same year, Masood’s CV claims he gained a TESOL certificate, allowing him to teach English to foreigners.
By 2005 he was working in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, then teaching workers at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah.
He had been “hanging out” with would-be jihadis who wanted to travel to fight abroad, a US government source told Reuters.
Police arrests after Westminster terror attack
A 39-year-old woman was arrested at an address in east London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. She has since been released on bail until a date in late March.
Six were arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts including: A 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man arrested at an address in Birmingham.
A 26-year-old woman and three men aged 28, 27 and 26 years old, were arrested at a separate address in Birmingham.
All seven arrests were made overnight on Wednesday, 22 March.
A 58-year-old man was also arrested on the morning of Thursday, 23 March at a separate address in Birmingham on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.
A 27-year-old man was arrested late on Thursday, 23 March at an address in Birmingham and a 35-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Friday, 24 March at an address in Manchester.
A 32-year-old woman was arrested on the morning of Friday, 24 March at a location in Manchester. All three were arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts
Ten people remain in police custody.
Fears have grown that the lone wolf was radicalised while working in Saudi Arabia, where he returned to the UK from in 2009.
After a five-month gap, he joined a TEFL college in Luton as a “senior English teacher”, supervising seven other staff.
He had holed himself up near Brighton before Wednesday's attack, telling staff at a budget hotel "I'm off to London today".
The Westminster terrorist was laughing and joking in Brighton hours before carrying out the deadly attack, a hotel manager said.
Preston Park Hotel manager Sabeur Toumi said Khalid Masood was just like any other guest as they spent 5-10 minutes talking about his background and what he was doing in Brighton.
Speaking to Sky News in the room Masood stayed in, Mr Toumi said: "He was very friendly, laughing and joking, telling us stories about where he lived.
"He paid for his room and he went up very peacefully, and we haven't seen him after that."
In his CV sent out just weeks ago and unearthed by The Sun, he describes himself as “British”, “friendly and approachable” and a good listener.
The document claims he had an economics degree.
Masood, who claimed that he was married with two “dependent children”, had also become a gym fanatic.
He boasted of “15 years of regular training/exercise 4-5 times per week”.
In 2012, Masood chose to quit work and set up his own English language tutoring business for Arabian students, called IQRA and based in Birmingham.
While police have insisted he was a lone wolf attacker eight people were arrested in the wake of the attack, with police executing raids across Birmingham.
His mother was questioned by cops but maintained that she was too upset and couldn't comment on the horrific incident.
His terror attack claimed the lives of four people, including hero cop Keith Palmer.
The last photograph to emerge of the brave serviceman has since emerged, with a tourist having taken a happy snap with him just 45 minutes before chaos broke out.
Three other officers were injured - PC Kris Aves, who sustained life changing injuries, PC Roger Smith and PC Bradley Bryant.
MP Tobias Ellwood was just one of those at the scene on Wednesday, with the former British Army officer giving mouth to mouth in a desperate attempt to save the life of the officer.
Other victims include mum Aysha Frade, who is believed to have been picking up her children from school and American tourist Kurt Cochran who died while on a trip around Europe for his 25th wedding anniversary.
Leslie Rhodes, a retired window cleaner, was also killed as he crossed the bridge after visiting St Thomas' Hospital.
Others injured on the bridge include people from Ireland, America, South Korea and France.
Theresa May yesterday admitted there was no prior intelligence of the deadly attack at Parliament.
The Prime Minister had been bundled into a car as the terror attack unfolded.
PC Keith Palmer and another unarmed colleague challenged the jihadi — while armed colleagues supposed to be behind them were apparently elsewhere.
Burly Masood shrugged off one cop before repeatedly stabbing PC Palmer in the neck and armpit - leaving his stab-proof vest useless.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon’s two Met Police close protection officers were sitting in a Land Rover in New Palace Yard and were alerted by shouts.
They opened fire on the knifeman, hitting him with three bullets.
Masood was a short distance from an entrance to the Commons chamber where MPs were voting on pensions.
A Cabinet Brexit meeting was also taking place as the heart of British democracy came under attack.
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