Davison was previously sentenced for producing a chemical weapon in 2010

A convicted terrorist who made a chemical weapon has appeared back in court for failing to comply with a notification order, drugs offences and possessing “disturbing” child abuse images.

Ian Davison – who also goes by Ian Deleney – was caged for 44 months after pleading guilty to the following offences in 2023:

Five counts of failing to comply with requirements under his 10-year Part 4 Notification order, contrary to the Counter Terrorism Act 2008
Produce a Class B drug (Cannabis), contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Possess with intent to supply a Class B drug (Cannabis), contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

As part of a separate investigation led by Cleveland Police, the 55-year-old was also convicted of three counts of indecent images of children, contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978, and one count of possession of prohibited images of a child, contrary to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The Longhirst, Middlesbrough defendant is now a registered sex offender and will be subject to a 10-Year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

In May 2010, Davison was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for producing a chemical weapon, preparing acts of terrorism, three counts of possessing material useful to commit acts of terror and one count of possessing a prohibited weapon. When arrested in 2009, searches at his home address found he had manufactured Ricin, which was found in a jar in his kitchen.

Detective Constable Dave Medd from the Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT) at Cleveland Police said: “This was one of the worst cases I have dealt with due to the disturbing nature of the images. The victims in these images suffer horrendous ordeals, and as a force we’re committed to doing everything possible to bring those who access such images to justice.”

Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley said: “Those subject to notification orders are strictly monitored, and breaches of any kind are taken extremely seriously and will be prosecuted. We continue to work tirelessly alongside our partners to identify any further offending and ensure that individuals are brought to justice.”

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He will be sentenced in July

A Leeds man has admitted starting a website that allowed users to share terrorist materials.

Colin McNeil, 46, of Beeston Road, admitted providing a service, in the form of an online website, that facilitated others to obtain terrorist publications and by doing so committed four dissemination offences, when he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East said that the website was deliberately unmoderated, and McNeil admitted in a police interview that he knew the site had been “swamped” by material supporting extreme right-wing ideologies. They said that when he became aware that terrorist publications were being distributed on the site, he continued to play an active role in its administration.

McNeil was first arrested in March 2022 and specialist high-tech investigators identified that he showed “admiration” for terrorist publications shared on his website – and also used it to share his own racist and extreme right-wing views.

A number of convicted international terrorists used the website to further their ideologies.

Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said: “There is simply no place for racism in our society. We will continue to seek out those that facilitate and distribute these harmful ideologies.

“I would urge the public to report any concerning online material that they come across to the national Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) hosted by Counter Terrorism Policing. This unit contains specialist officers who assess online material to determine its nature and whether it breaches legislation, requires further investigation, or highlights any safeguarding concerns. If any extremist content is identified, then the unit takes steps to get it removed by the host website or platform.

“Removing harmful, violent and extremist content online is critical to our efforts to reduce the spread of terrorist material and propaganda.”

McNeil will be sentenced on July 5 at Sheffield Crown Court.

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A High Wycombe pensioner claimed to have viewed indecent image of children months before a bomb attack on an immigration detention centre, an inquest has heard.

Andrew Leak, 66, threw incendiary devices at the immigration processing centre at Western Jet Foil in Dover, Kent on October 30, 2022 before taking his own life as police hunted for him.

Leak was found dead eight minutes after the attack in the car park of a nearby BP petrol station.

The 66-year-old had suffered deteriorating mental health over several years due to drug and alcohol addiction, with things spiralling further after the unexpected death of his son several months prior to the attack.

An inquest into his death on Tuesday, April 9, heard how months before the attack, Leak had been the subject of an eight-hour stand-off with Thames Valley Police after he called to say he was going to kill himself in a graveyard in Oxfordshire.

The retired labourer was taken into custody following the cry for help, but no evidence of illegal material was found on his electronic devices, the Daily Mail reports.

The court heard how Leak had moved to High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to be close to his sister following his cancer diagnosis and after the unexpected death of his son.

Despite his cries for help, he was discharged by the local mental health team in March 2020.

The newspaper reports that in a statement to Kent Police Anti-Terrorism unit read out an this week’s inquest, his daughter claimed her father did not hold any political beliefs although he would make ‘general comments’ about immigration.

Previously the police have claimed Leak expressed racist views.

An inquest into Leak’s death was first opened at County Hall in Maidstone by coroner Bina Patel in 2022 but was adjourned.

Facebook posts on a now-deleted account under the name of an Andy Leak from High Wycombe contain anti-Muslim sentiments and complaints about people claiming benefits if they do not speak English.

One, shared on August 9, said: “The next time the job centre sanctions your money for not looking for enough work ask them about the thousands of people getting benefits cannot speak English and can not write English, how are they looking for work?

“Unemployment benefits clearly state you cannot claim benefits if not looking for work, all of these people should be excluded from benefits.

“You can clearly not look for work if you cannot read English or speak English, they are breaking the law, time to stand up.”

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A 19-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to preparing an act of terrorism.

Alfie Coleman was charged as part of an investigation relating to “extreme right-wing terrorism”, Scotland Yard said.

The teenager, of Tailors Close in Braintree, Essex, pleaded not guilty at a hearing at the Old Bailey on Monday to a single count of preparing an act of terrorism on 29 September 2023.

Coleman admitted 10 offences of possessing terrorist material on the same date.

Books Coleman allegedly had in his possession included Anarchists Cookbook version 2000, Knife Fighting Techniques from Folsom Prison and White Resistance Manual, the court heard.

He also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a prohibited firearm which had a barrel of less than 30cm in length, as well as 200 rounds of 9mm ammunition without holding a firearm certificate.

Coleman, wearing a grey fleece, spoke to confirm his name via video link from HMP Bullingdon and was remanded back into custody by Judge Mark Lucraft KC.

A trial has been scheduled for 21 October at the Old Bailey, which is expected to last for four weeks.

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A teenager who promoted neo-Nazi Satanism online has been jailed for terrorism offences and having videos of a girl cutting his name into her body.

Vincent Charlton, 17, from Birtley, Gateshead, can be publicly named after reporting restrictions were lifted following an application by the BBC.

At Newcastle Crown Court he was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.

Judge Adams said there was a “significant risk of him causing serious harm”.

Charlton pleaded guilty in 2023 to disseminating terrorist publications, four counts of possessing documents useful to a terrorist, and making and possessing indecent images of children.

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Angus MacDonald, prosecuting, said Charlton’s mobile phone contained videos of a 13-year-old girl in the US, and messages between them “demonstrate the control Vincent exerted over a vulnerable young child which caused her to harm herself and send images of that harm to him.”

Other indecent images he possessed included videos of very young children being raped and sexually abused.

Bomb-making manuals

When initially released on bail, after first being arrested in May, he broke his conditions by accessing social media hundreds of times, including looking at accounts of children and trying to contact one, and separately messaging a girl and inciting her to self-harm.

There was evidence that Charlton was a member of a Telegram group associated with the “764” cult, which promotes murder, sexual abuse, self-harm, and terrorism. It is currently the subject of police investigations in several countries.

In one online channel Charlton uploaded 939 documents, including bomb-making manuals.

When asked by another user if he was going to “blow up a school”, Charlton responded by saying “of course”, and then shared a guide on how to build a pipe bomb and another on assassination techniques.

‘Massively grown up’

The judge said Charlton had promoted the Nazi Satanist group Order of the Nine Angles, which the court heard seeks a supernatural “Satanic empire” to end modern civilisation and encourages crime, rape, and the idea that murder is the ultimate goal.

The group is connected to the banned terrorist groups National Action, Sonnenkrieg Division and Atomwaffen Division, the court was told.

Expert reports said Charlton had an interest in “gore” from the age of 12, as well as websites fixated on “real death” and graphic violence.

Toby Hedworth KC, defending, submitted that Charlton was different to the person who went into custody. The court heard he has been assessed as autistic.

His mother gave evidence and said her son “has massively grown up” in prison and demonstrated “impeccable behaviour” there.

Charlton was also sentenced to an extended licence period of one year after being released.

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A student who wrote and shared a guide on using bombs, guns and poisons has been detained for 13 years in a young offenders’ institute.

Jacob Graham, now 20, was motivated by a hatred of government and by “ecological concerns”, a jury heard.

The Liverpool student had been found guilty of preparing terrorist acts by providing assistance to others.

He was cleared of planning an attack but convicted of possessing and sharing terrorist material.

On Monday High Court judge Mr Justice Goose told Graham he was a “dangerous young man” who had fantasised about launching a bombing campaign which resulted in “at least 50 deceased”.

Justice Goose, passing sentence at Manchester Crown Court, said Graham had clear “terrorist intention” when he shared detailed guides on building explosives and guns derived from a vast “digital library” of material he had gathered online.

Graham, who wore a grey t-shirt and black spectacles, showed no visible emotion as the sentence was passed, while a woman in the public gallery of the courtroom could be heard sobbing.

The jury heard between May 2022 and May 2023, Graham created and disseminated a document, which contained instructions on building nail-bombs, shotguns, as well as tips on evading police.

That document was addressed to in Graham’s words: “All you misfits, social nobodies, anarchists, terrorist (Future and Present) and anyone who wants to fight for freedom.”

Justice Goose said although the jury had acquitted him of planning a terrorist act, in another document Graham talked about his wish to conduct a bombing campaign.

The letter added he estimated it would take three to five years for his plan to be achieved.
‘Unusually stable’

Justice Goose said Graham had claimed he had a “strange hobby” and his activities were merely “escapism and fantasy”.

However he told him: “There is significant risk to members of the public of serious harm by you committing serious, specified terrorist offences.”

Graham was sentenced to 13 years in a young offenders’ institution, with an extended licence period of five years.

Alistair Richardson, prosecuting, said a psychological report described Graham as of “above average intelligence”, and said he “saw himself as a leader capable of influencing others”.

The report’s author, Dr Harry Wood, also described Graham as “unusually stable” while in custody, and said he came across as “nonchalant and blasé”.

Frida Hussain, KC, defending Graham, said he had been going through a “difficult” time and was very young at the time of the offences.

She told the court there were no “clearly defined ideology or political motivation” in Graham’s case and no specific plans to kill people.

Ms Hussain said Graham had been diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stemming from “violent and distressing incidents he witnessed as a child and young adult”.

Ms Hussain said his mental health was also impacted by the Covid lockdowns.

She said: “All of this offending took place at times when he was isolated within the home within his bedroom.”

Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) raided the house where he lived with his mum and sister, in Norris Green, and arrested Graham on 26 May 2023.

Inside the property officers found a significant quantity of chemicals, which could be used as ingredients in various explosive mixtures, the jury were told.

Det Supt Andy Meeks, of Counter Terrorism Policing North West, told the BBC: “It is of course extremely worrying that people can commit these types of serious offences from the comfort of their own home, from their own bedroom.”

After a five week trial, Graham was convicted of one count of the preparation of terrorist acts by assisting others, four counts of possession of information for terrorist purposes and two of dissemination of a terrorist publication.

Graham was also ordered to keep the police informed of his whereabouts for 30 years as part of the terms of a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO).

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