United Kingdom teen in Australia terror plot jailed for at least 5 years

Britain’s youngest terrorist who plotted to behead police at an Anzac Day parade in Australia had been detained for life but can not be named.

The teenager apparently first made contact with al-Cambodi, whose real name is Neil Prakash, through internet messaging applications in early January.

During nine days in March he shared more than 3,000 heavily encrypted messages with fellow plotter “Illyas” in Australia, in which they discussed a plan to run over a police officer at an Anzac Day parade.

Besim suggested Anzac Day, a solemn annual event taking place on the 25th April commemorating all Australians and New Zealanders who died in war.

The smartly dressed and bespectacled teenager sat watching the proceedings from the dock, flanked by his parents.

Hours later the defendant was under arrest and his phone was in the possession of the police, said Mr Greaney.

Prosecutors say he conspired with Australian suspect Sevdet Besim to behead police officers at an ANZAC Day parade in Melbourne. We would suggest that on release today his risk would not be significant.

He was later referred back to the programme after his behaviour deteriorated.

Besim allegedly replied: “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi” – the leader of Islamic State.

The thwarted attack is believed the first to be plotted by jihadists recruited in their bedrooms by Islamic State.

“Mashallah (God willed it) akhi (brother) that’s a weapon!” The youth replied “Handle is ideal for tearing through throat”.

Besim is awaiting trial in Australia next year.

But the plot, described as being in its “late stages” was stopped when Australian and British officials intervened.

The defendant asked Besim whether he wanted to become a martyr and Besim confirmed he did, the court heard.

A TEENAGER told a teacher he had created a “beheading list” of staff before organising an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on Anzac Day in Australia, a court heard. His mother began crying when the court discussed possible sentencing terms.

The Briton told him: “Bro it gotta be heavy n sharp yh. Like sword, Quick beheading, then move to next target”.

They settled on a knife attack and a photo was sent of a serrated Rambo-style knife that the Melbourne man concealed under the seat of his auto. Besim replied: “I feel like a young kid with a ticket to disney world cant wait ahahah”.

The following day the youth reminded Besim to make sure he was shot during the attack.

“I think it shows that the ideology, if you’re open to it, it takes no prisoners… there are certain people who fall into the seductive propaganda of a few of the ISIL stuff that’s pumped out on social media”.

On 24th March, the court was told, the two ran through their plans, with the boy emphasising he was in charge. “We accept at the outset that, certainly during that period, he was unsafe, within the meaning of the statute”.

The youngster, from Blackburn, Lancashire, found an online jihadist community through his first smartphone which “filled a void” caused by problems he was having at school and at home as well as a degenerative eye condition.

“He’s put himself in the space of authority and Besim has accepted that”, said Mole. “He wasn’t rejected. He was welcomed”. As he constructed a fantasy image of himself on the social media site, he “quickly became a celebrity” within the jihad community.

He said: “We don’t suggest that it was the fault of Prevent that (the defendant) committed these offences”. Their plot was developed over the internet and the intention was that police officers should be murdered by beheading. He was just 14 at the time.

A judge heard that the pair got in touch through Abu Khaled al-Cambodi, a notorious Australian ISIS recruiter and propagandist who has promoted the idea of attacks in his homeland.