A former British intelligence worker has confessed to attempting to murder a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee who was stationed at the same base in western England. Joshua Bowles, 29, pleaded guilty to the attack on the woman, referred to as 99230, outside a community center in Cheltenham on March 9. The incident occurred just three miles from their base. The woman’s nationality has not been confirmed, but reports suggest she is a U.S. citizen.
Bowles appeared via videolink from Belmarsh Prison at the Old Bailey court in London. In addition to the attempted murder charge, he is also charged with assaulting a man, named Alex Fuentes, who tried to intervene during the attack. The court heard that Bowles had left his position at GCHQ, one of the U.K.’s central intelligence agencies, at the end of 2022. He then began tracking the movements of the NSA employee, including online surveillance. Prosecutors revealed that Bowles had researched two other employees of the U.S. agency as well.
Learning that the NSA worker played netball at a nearby community center, Bowles planned the attack and armed himself with two knives. He targeted the woman as she left the complex around 9:15 p.m., attacking her outside. Fuentes attempted to protect her but was punched by Bowles. The woman managed to escape back into the netball court, while Bowles remained in the community center reception area.
The woman was taken to a local hospital and treated for multiple stab wounds, including one that punctured her liver. Bowles was arrested following an investigation by British counterterrorism police. Detective Chief Superintendent Olly Wright, head of counterterrorism policing in the southeast of England, stated that the evidence suggests Bowles deliberately chose his victim based on where she worked. As a result, the investigation was led by specialist counterterrorism officers and staff.
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