14yo charged with terror offence for alleged plan to attack mosques

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence over an alleged plan to attack two mosques in the Sutton area of south London. The plan, the latest in a flood of Islamophobic violence, was linked to “extreme right-wing terrorism”.

The youth was originally arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, but a subsequent search of the address revealed “a number of documents of concern” according to the Met Police. He is in custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ court tomorrow ,16 July 2026.

“Very serious terrorism”

For once, after months of the establishment ignoring Islamophobic violence, police officers responded appropriately to the planned attack. Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn said:

These charges come just days after 12 people were arrested for a suspected threat to an Islamic festival in Suffolk and a man was arrested for an alleged assault outside a mosque in Leyton.

We should not underestimate the cumulative impact of incidents of this nature on the Muslim community.

His colleague counter-terror Commander Helen Flanagan added that this is a “very serious terrorism charge against a young boy” that is “particularly concerning” to the Muslim community.

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