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Teenage schoolgirl pleads guilty to terror charges after police find dead child images and Isis propaganda on her phone | Teenage schoolgirl pleads guilty to terror charges after police find dead child images and Isis propaganda on her phone |
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A schoolgirl has pleaded guilty to terror charges after bomb recipes, Isis propaganda and images of a dead child and an execution were found on her phone. | |
The 16-year-old pupil from Manchester, who cannot be named due to her age, pleaded guilty to two counts of terror offences in Manchester’s main youth court on Wednesday. | The 16-year-old pupil from Manchester, who cannot be named due to her age, pleaded guilty to two counts of terror offences in Manchester’s main youth court on Wednesday. |
She was detained in April by the UK’s anti-terror police along with a 14-year-old boy after security forces uncovered a plot to attack an officer during Australia’s Anzac Day Parade. | She was detained in April by the UK’s anti-terror police along with a 14-year-old boy after security forces uncovered a plot to attack an officer during Australia’s Anzac Day Parade. |
A subsequent investigation revealed the girl had used her school computers to search for images of Jihadi John, Michael Adebolajo and Isis’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. | A subsequent investigation revealed the girl had used her school computers to search for images of Jihadi John, Michael Adebolajo and Isis’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. |
The court also heard how her phone contained images of a dead child, an execution and photographs of people before they were beheaded as well as instructions to create a bomb. | The court also heard how her phone contained images of a dead child, an execution and photographs of people before they were beheaded as well as instructions to create a bomb. |
"I will be the one who slaughters you o kuffar, I will be a mujahid," read a caption on one of the images recovered from her phone. | "I will be the one who slaughters you o kuffar, I will be a mujahid," read a caption on one of the images recovered from her phone. |
Analysing her Blackberry, North West Counter Terrorism Unit found instructions for a timed circuit, a document about DIY bomb-making and the Anarchist Cookbook 2000. They also uncovered Isis propaganda publications, alongside Isis symbols and images of knives, guns and grenades. | Analysing her Blackberry, North West Counter Terrorism Unit found instructions for a timed circuit, a document about DIY bomb-making and the Anarchist Cookbook 2000. They also uncovered Isis propaganda publications, alongside Isis symbols and images of knives, guns and grenades. |
She defended images in sketchbook, also confiscated during her arrest on 3 April, of a chemical recipe as being a response to a Blue Peter episode on fireworks. | She defended images in sketchbook, also confiscated during her arrest on 3 April, of a chemical recipe as being a response to a Blue Peter episode on fireworks. |
Wearing a striped cardigan and headscarf the girl, who has no previous convictions or cautions, sat between her mother and uncle in court as she confirmed her name and age. | Wearing a striped cardigan and headscarf the girl, who has no previous convictions or cautions, sat between her mother and uncle in court as she confirmed her name and age. |
District Judge Khalid Qureshi agreed to allow adjusted bail conditions to allow her to attend college. She must report to police three times a week, and is under a 9pm to 7am curfew. Restrictions also include a ban on traveling outside England and Wales. | District Judge Khalid Qureshi agreed to allow adjusted bail conditions to allow her to attend college. She must report to police three times a week, and is under a 9pm to 7am curfew. Restrictions also include a ban on traveling outside England and Wales. |
The girl will be seen by a youth psychologist before her sentencing on 15 October. Officers found no evidence to connect her to the Anzac Day plot. | The girl will be seen by a youth psychologist before her sentencing on 15 October. Officers found no evidence to connect her to the Anzac Day plot. |
Additional reporting by PA |
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