Boys allegedly used messaging apps to discuss plans for an attack, but one of their lawyers says the texts were just ‘bravado’
Six teenagers were charged with terror offences following raids after the alleged stabbing attack at the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley .Six teenagers were charged with terror offences following raids after the alleged stabbing attack at the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley .In the days and weeks since, several teenagers, their families and communities have been pulled into the maelstrom – and the impact is likely to be felt for years.
While the possession charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, the conspiracy charge has a maximum sentence of life in prison. Police also found messages between the alleged co-conspirators on Snapchat and TikTok. The messages included references to the purchase of weapons and a stash house, as well as numerous instances where the boys allegedly expressed desire to attack people.
In refusing the bail application, magistrate Janet Wahlquist said there were “quite clearly extensive discussions captured on the chat channels that included, of course, talking about getting guns, attacks, looking at a stash house, knives and plans”. Magistrate James Viney described the messages as “gravely concerning, deeply disturbing and very serious” and in his decision to deny bail said the messages “set up the young person as wanting to do something catastrophic”.He allegedly sent a message to a person after the incident at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley, saying he knew the alleged offender.
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