The killer who carried out Wednesday's terror attack in Westminster was born Adrian Elms in Dartford.

Born on Christmas Day, the terrorist was brought up by a single mother in Rye, East Sussex.

Previously posing as a English teacher, Elms called himself Khalid Masood after becoming a Muslim convert. The 52-year-old was reportedly a father of three.

Dartford MP Gareth Johnson said: “There have been reports that the man who attacked London on Wednesday was born in Dartford.

“He may have been born in Dartford but he is not a true Dartfordian. He turned his back on us and our values and embraced evil itself.”

His criminal career dated back to 1983 and included convictions for assault, GBH and possession of an offensive weapon.

This led him to spend time behind bars at Lewes Prison in East Sussex, Wayland Prison in Norfolk and Ford open prison in West Sussex.

Masood was known to police but was not part of a current investigation.

Theresa May told MP's: "He was a peripheral figure. He was not part of the current intelligence picture."

Up to 50 other people were injured in the attack, with casualties including Britons, French children, Romanians, South Koreans, Greeks, and people from Germany, Poland, Ireland, China, Italy and the United States.

The killer most recently appeared to be based in the West Midlands but also spent time in London, Sussex and Luton.