motive

The note did not describe a clear motive, the source said, but indicated a desire to cause harm and included claims that the man had “killed before.”

The motive behind the attack is unclear.

In an aging nation with 7 million people already diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, we need these drugs, badly, but there’s no denying that profit lurks in the background as a motive here as well.

In a statement, NCA deputy director Craig Turner said the gang's "sole motive was profit, and they didn't care about the fate of migrants they were putting to sea in wholly inappropriate and dangerous boats".

The exact motive for the murder was not clear but at the time of the arrests the police had said it was robbery.