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23 January 2025

Statement from Senior National Coordinator for Prevent and Pursue, Vicki Evans, following the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana: Today, all of our thoughts and focus are on Elsie, Bebe, Alice and the victims, families and communities who have been devastated by Axel Rudakubana’s horrific actions. I can’t begin to imagine the pain and trauma they have...

22 January 2025

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found guilty of various terrorism offences, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Detective Chief Superintendent Gareth Rees, from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command said: “Mohamed was using a social media app to send himself and store instructions on...

20 January 2025

Merseyside Police Today Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, the attempted murders of eight children and two adults; possession of a bladed article in a public place; production of a biological toxin namely ricin, contrary to Section 1 of the Biological Weapons...

17 January 2025

A convicted terrorist from Bradford has today (Friday, January 17) been sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for terrorism and fraud offences. Aabid KHAN (04/10/84) will also be subject to an extended licence period of seven years and a Serious Crime Prevention Order on his release. He was found guilty of one offence...

17 January 2025

A man has been jailed for a terrorist attack in Worcestershire last year. Earlier today (Friday 17 January), Callum Parslow was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 22 years and 8 months for the attempted murder of a 25-year-old man in the Pear Tree Inn in Smite, near Worcester, in April last year....

17 January 2025

A 19-year-old man who was a member of an extreme Satanic group has been sentenced to a nine-year extended sentence for possessing a terrorist document and encouraging someone online to take her own life.  Cameron Finnigan, of Denne Park, Horsham, West Sussex, appeared at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) today (16/1) for sentencing. He...

23 December 2024

A 20-year-old man from Goole has been charged with a terrorism offence following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Jordan Richardson (31/07/2004) of Oliver Close, Goole, is charged with one offence of engaging in conduct in preparation of an act of terrorism contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

20 December 2024

A 55-year-old man has been sentenced for terrorism and firearms offences following an investigation by officers from Police Scotland’s Counter Terrorism Unit. Alan Edward, from Falkirk, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday, 19 December, 2024. Edward promoted a banned far-right Neo-Nazi group online and kept a...

12 December 2024

A man who shared extremist material showing support for terrorist organisations has been jailed. Mohammed Jaza Hamasaleh (07/11/1999), of no fixed address, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court yesterday (11 December 2024) to 11 years in prison followed by a further one-year extended licence. He has also been given a Serious Crime Prevention Order for...

10 December 2024

An investigation by the Met Counter Terrorism Command, following the use of powers under Schedule 7 at an airport, has led to the man being jailed for sharing terrorist documents. Zaheed Hossen, 30 (12.01.94) from north London, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, 10 December to seven years’ imprisonment. Hossen was previously found...

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