Judge Says UK Schoolboy Terrorist Is Not ‘Dangerous’

Judge Says UK Schoolboy Terrorist Is Not ‘Dangerous’
FW Pomeroy's statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey, London on Jan. 8, 2019. PA Media
Chris Summers
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A judge has decided against sending a 14-year-old boy—thought to be one of the youngest people in Britain to become a convicted terrorist—to prison, saying he was not “dangerous” in the legal sense.

The court heard he expressed racist and far-right opinions online, and hinted about carrying out a school shooting, as well as writing several suicide notes.

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