Teen’s terror plot against police and soldiers thwarted by mother

(BBC) A teenage Islamic State convert who has admitted plotting attacks on British police and soldiers has had his sentencing delayed after reports he has threatened to behead a prison imam.

The judge at the Old Bailey has adjourned the sentencing of 19-year-old Matthew King from Wickford in Essex.

He was put under surveillance after his mother raised concerns that videos he was watching promoted hatred.

Judge Mark Lucraft KC said she had “done exactly the right thing.”

King pleaded guilty in January to the preparation of terrorist attacks between 22 December 2021 and 17 May 2022.

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