Andrew Leak, aged 66 and from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, is believed to have thrown two or three incendiary devices from his car at the Western Jet Foil site on Sunday morning. Two members of the center’s staff were slightly injured. Leak killed himself in his vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby garage later that day. The investigation into the firebomb attack is being led by counter-terrorism police and officers believe it was fueled by “some form of hate-filled complaint”. Image: A photographer captured the moment one of the improvised petrol bombs was set off in the center A property in the High Wycombe area was searched and “a number of items of interest were recovered, including digital media devices”, Thames Valley Police said. He added that “there is currently nothing to suggest that the man involved was working with anyone else.” Facebook posts on an account called Andy Leak from High Wycombe contain anti-Muslim sentiment and complaints about people claiming benefits if they don’t speak English. Leak also shared an anti-royal post, saying: “Prince Charles says he will house Ukrainian refugees in one of his properties owned by the British people, what about soldiers and members of the public sleeping in doorways? Shame. Finally. royal family now.” One of Leak’s neighbours, Allan Abbott, 61, told Sky News: “Andy would bend over backwards for anyone. I was shocked. He was always happy, always singing. He had rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.” Image: Andrew Leak’s front and back doors Leak’s benefits ‘cut in half’ Mr Abbott recalled how he and Leak sat in a garden during the summer and Leak was “so upset” after a migrant boat sank. Mr Abbott said Leak asked “why the British government isn’t helping them”, adding that his neighbor was “worried about the whole thing”. He went on to say that Leak told him a few months ago that his benefits had been “cut in half” and he had to sell some of his clothes. Meanwhile, a woman who lives near Leak’s former address said she occasionally saw him in a wheelchair in the area and thought he might have mental health issues. Image: Fire at the migrant processing center after the attack Read more: Minister rejects Home Secretary’s claim of ‘immigrant invasion’. Asked what her impression of him was, the carer, who is in her 40s and did not want to be named, said: “One minute he was in a wheelchair and the next he was walking.” Leak has been described by North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale as having “severe mental health difficulties”. After Sunday’s attack, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was called in to ensure there were no further threats. The center is where people arriving in Dover via small boats are taken for the first stage of their asylum processing. A total of 700 people were taken to the Manston center in Kent, about 20 miles away, for safety reasons.
