Cleethorpes man convicted of terror offences

(BBC) A 25-year-old man from Cleethorpes has been convicted of terrorism offences following a two-week trial.

Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmed, of Crowhill Avenue, was found guilty of disseminating terrorist publications and encouraging terrorism at Sheffield Crown Court earlier.

He was arrested in April 2024 as part of an intelligence-led operation by Counter Terrorism Policing, with the support of Humberside Police.

Ahmed was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on 17 April.

The court heard the evidence gathered by officers from Ahmed’s home address revealed a “deep-seated extremist mindset” and included magazines and propaganda which promoted jihad.

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