Boy, 15, from market town near Aylesbury charged with terrorism offences
The ideology is linked to the Extreme Right Wing
A 15-year-old boy from Princes Risborough has been charged with terrorism offences.
The boy was arrested by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) with assistance from Thames Valley Police in December 2022.
On Wednesday, May 24, he was charged with the following offences:
Possessing an explosive substance, in such circumstances as to give rise to reasonable suspicion that he did not possess them for a lawful object, contrary to Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883;
Two counts of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, contrary to Section 12(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The ideology is linked to the Extreme Right Wing.
The boy, who cannot be named or identified for legal reasons, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, June 26.