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A former soldier who sparked a nationwide manhunt after escaping from prison has been jailed for spying offences. His conviction and sentencing follows an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, which found he had been sharing sensitive military information with Iranian agents. Daniel Khalife, 23 was today, 3 February, sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to a total...
A 19-year-old man from Birmingham has today been jailed for possessing and distributing terrorism material. Shaan Farooq, from Saltley, was found guilty last month at Birmingham Crown Court for three counts of intentionally distributing terrorism material after he had previously pleaded guilty to possessing terrorism material from May to July 2022. Today (31.01.25), he was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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.
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