Boy, 16, jailed for terror offences and plotting festival strike attacks staff with improvised weapons

Statul Islamic

A teenage boy who was jailed for terror offences has been spared an increased sentence after pleading guilty to attacking and threatening custody staff with improvised weapons. The 16-year-old , who had been looking up the Isle of Wight Festival as a potential terror attack target, pleaded guilty to four counts of common assault, six counts of assault on an emergency worker and eight counts of possession of an offensive weapon in prison at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Chief