Far-right teenager found guilty of plotting terror in which he planned to murder his ex-girlfriend and then attack two mosques with a firearm while dressed as a police officer
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerA teenager who stole his father's car to conduct a dry run for a terrorist attack on two mosques has been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism.
If he could not get hold of a firearm, he would use a vehicle or a knife which he had decorated with right-wing slogans, in an echo of theNick de la Poer KC told Leeds Crown Court the youth treated Brenton Tarrant, the Christchurch killer who shot dead 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand, as a"hero" and a"saint".
The teenager would spend hours watching racist, homophobic and antisemitic videos on the Telegram messaging app and became fascinated with far-right terrorists who had carried out attacks. In court, he claimed he was only putting on a"racist act" to get out of classes at school. He said the notes on his phone were just a"fantasy".However, Mr de la Poer said the teenager"was not just fantasising about carrying out an attack, but intended to do it".
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