Edward Little: Sentence increased for Hyde Park gun attack plotter

(BBC) A man who planned a gun attack at central London’s Hyde Park has had his jail sentence increased.

Edward Little, 22, had intended to kill Christian preacher Hatun Tash after travelling from Brighton to the capital on 23 September 2022.

He had £5,000 to buy a firearm and bullets when he was arrested by police.

Little was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 16 years on 15 December, but this has now been increased to a minimum of 24 years.

Muslim convert Little previously admitted preparing to commit acts of terrorism and was sentenced in his absence after refusing to attend the hearing at the Old Bailey.

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