Counter Terrorism Policing North East has issued a warning after the Stockton teen was sentenced

A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences after he was caught with extreme right wing material.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East has urged people to be aware of the dangers young people can face online after the Teesside 16-year-old was slapped with a three-year Youth Rehabilitation Order and a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order.

The Stockton teen admitting possessing extreme right wing material and distributing content to others on social media platforms.

Following his arrest in December 2023, the defendant was charged with the below offences in March:

Five offences under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 – possession of terrorist material
Three offences under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 – dissemination of terrorist material
One offence under Section 1 Criminal Damage Act 1971
One offence under Section 30 Crime and Disorder Act 1988

He pleaded guilty to all offences at an earlier hearing and was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East want to remind people that it is increasingly important to know what to look out for and how to protect their loved ones.

A spokesperson said: “Exposure to extremist content and groups online can lead them down a dangerous path. The ACT Early website provides information about signs to look out for when someone may be getting drawn into extremism and online security. The site also signposts people to support, who to contact if you are worried about a loved one and what help is out there.

“Research shows that family and friends are best placed to spot the signs that someone might be vulnerable to radicalisation. If you’re concerned someone close might be being targeted, then act early and share your concerns so the person can get the support they need.”

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A 23-year-old man who admitted raping a 14-year-old girl in a night-time attack in a Malvern alleyway has been warned he is facing a long prison sentence.

Daniel Hughes failed to appear for a trial at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday and was found at an address in Ludlow. Hughes, of Cromwell Road, Dorchester, who has previously lived in Worcester and Malvern, changed his plea to guilty when he appeared before the court on Wednesday.

He admitted raping the girl in Malvern at around 10.30pm on February 13 last year.

Judge Robert Juckes told him he will be facing a long prison term when he appears for sentencing on September 16. A pre-sentence report was ordered and he was remanded in custody.

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A far-right extremist has been jailed for two years after breaching government measures for monitoring suspected terrorists.

The defendant, who can only be referred to as LXB, was subject to strict measures controlling his electronic communication in 2022 after being convicted of possessing material likely to be used for a terrorist purpose.

Leeds Crown Court heard he had also previously made threats to kill a Jewish MP, and had another conviction for making explosives.

The man, in his 20s, pleaded guilty to four counts of contravening a Tpim (Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures) order, which allows the authorities to monitor suspected terrorists who are not subject to criminal charges.

LXB is believed to have been the first suspected far-right extremist to be made subject to a Tpim since the powers were introduced in 2011, with all previous subjects being suspected Islamic extremists.

On Tuesday Judge Tom Bayliss KC sentenced LXB to two years in prison, with a further year on licence.

The court heard police attended his home in June last year after he tried to set up a bank account on a device that was not known to them.

During a search officers found a GoPro camera and a memory card which the defendant was not allowed to have without Home Office approval.

The memory card contained a video LXB appeared to have made trying to inform others of his Tpim and what it was like to live under one.

He was also found to have made hundreds of internet searches in breach of his restrictions, and deleted his internet history.
‘Overly onerous’

The court heard he had used the search bar of the Guardian website to make Google searches to get around the blocking software that would have prevented the searches on his Home Office-approved laptop.

He was found to have made searches relating to Andrew Tate, the Bristol bus boycott and “the science of terrorism”, the court was told.

In his police interview LXB said he was challenging the Tpim restrictions in the High Court, claiming they were “overly onerous” and “designed to cause me to breach the order and criminalise me”.

He told officers he had received the camera for his birthday and attempted to notify the Home Office.

In mitigation, the court heard LXB was a “lonely, isolated person” and the Tpim order made it hard for him to form friendships.

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Nazi fantasist joined Hitler groups and had bomb guides

A NAZI fantasist locked up for child sex crimes is facing further jail time after admitting at Greenock Sheriff Court to a series of terrorism-related offences including possessing guides on how to make explosives.

Axl Scott – described by his own defence advocate as ‘a very odd young man’ – was found with a blank firing pistol, a stun gun and smoke grenades in his home.

Scott also had photo and video instructions for the production of thermite, napalm, Molotov cocktails and RDX – a key chemical component of C-4.

The court heard how the 22-year-old joined several far-right extremist chat groups online, named after racist and anti-Semitic leaders and ideologies.

He sent pictures of himself wearing a swastika armband and making a Hitler salute – despite having Jewish relatives.

Communicating with other users on instant messaging apps such as Snapchat, WhatsApp and Telegram, Scott spoke of ‘blowing up generators’ to cause power outages, while a 3D printer – which can be used to create firearms – was discovered in his bedroom during a police raid.

However, a Crown prosecutor told the court that ‘there was never any intelligence suggesting that he was going to carry out any sort of attack’.

Scott, who was imprisoned last week for multiple sexual assaults against young girls, pleaded guilty to seven of 18 indictment charges, most of which related to Terrorism Act offences.

The court heard that one of the child witnesses in the sex offences case referred to Scott during police interviews as a ‘Heil Hitler type of person’ who had a number of weapons in his house including knives and guns.

He was arrested regarding the other matter in August 2022 and subsequent searches of his property uncovered a haul of indecent material.

Between February 2021 and July 2022, he had photos on his mobile phone containing instructions on how to make improvised incendiary and explosive devices, as well as videos with manufacturing tips for the highly flammable napalm and thermite.

Scott, originally from Norfolk in England, sent a racist message to an online ‘friend’ and sent further messages of an anti-Semitic and pro national socialist nature, the court was told.

During interviews with police, a ‘clearly upset’ Scott ‘spoke freely’ but repeatedly cried and told officers that he did not want to go back to Polmont Young Offenders Institution.

He used the picture messaging app Snapchat and also communicated via the encrypted Telegram platform, on which he had several group chats named after extreme right-wing leaders and ideologies such as ‘Britain First’, ‘Inside the Third Reich’, ‘Adolf Hitler’s Art Gallery’ and ‘The Reich Way’.

He said he had met people online and initially he was aligned with communism but became disillusioned with right-wing fanatics and ‘kept their messages for evidence’, claiming he was trying to infiltrate the groups and better understand the thinking of fellow members.

The fiscal depute said that during one police interview, Scott shouted that he would ‘rather die than go back to Polmont’.

Defence advocate Joseph Barr told the court that his client was ‘a very odd young man’ who was ‘socially inadequate’ and had ‘flip-flapped from communism to far-right extremism’.

Mr Barr added: “He is a fantasist in relation to all of this.

“A young man looking for online company and friends, someone who wouldn’t make offline friends very easily.

“He has Jewish relations and is not anti-Semitic. These are not views that he holds at all.

“There is no evidence that he was going to do any of these things.”

Sheriff Anthony McGeehan granted a Crown motion for forfeiture of several dozen rounds of ammunition, fired and unfired, blank firearms and a 3D printer recovered from Scott’s bedroom.

Mr Barr said that his efforts to secure a psychological assessment for his client had so far been in vain.

Sheriff McGeehan deferred sentence on Scott, whose address was not given in court, until July 5 for the preparation of background reports.

Greenock Telegraph

Axl Scott was sentenced to 18-months after he pleaded guilty to five contraventions of the Terrorism Act

A Scots man has been jailed after pleading guilty to terrorism charges.

Axl Scott, 22, was sentenced to 18 months in Greenock today, Friday, July 5. The ‘right-wing’ extremist pleaded guilty to five contraventions of the Terrorism Act 2000 and possession of a Taser device in May of this year.

In July 2021, cops were conducting inquiries at an address in Ardentinny, near Dunoon, when Scott’s terrorism-related offences were uncovered.

During a search of the property, officers found extremist material and the Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit (OCCTU), where immediately called in to assist in the probe.

Several items, including documents on how to construct explosive devices, along with a video of a terrorist act were seized by cops. Digital devices containing Telegram conversations of extreme right-wing subjects were recovered along with the Taser.

Detective Superintendent Stephen Clark said: “A team of officers worked consistently to build a clear picture of Scott’s activities and crimes. The evidence uncovered clearly showed his extreme right-wing ideology and terrorist intentions. He now faces the consequences of the serious nature of his crimes.

“These types of crimes can cause concern in our local communities and while they are rare, they do remind us of the need to be vigilant. If you see or hear something suspicious or think that someone may be involved in terrorism activity, please act by reporting it to Police Scotland through 101. In an emergency dial 999. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.”

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