British boy, 14, who downloaded bombmaking guides avoids jail
by Mark Brown from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZEX8)
Teenager from Darlington thought to be youngest person in UK charged with terrorism offences
A teenager who downloaded guides to making bombs, and is thought to be the youngest person in the UK charged with terrorism offences, has not been given a custodial custody after being sentenced to three 12-month referral orders to run concurrently.
The UK's chief magistrate, Judge Paul Goldspring, sitting at Newton Aycliffe youth court in County Durham, said if the 14-year-old boy had been an adult, he would be facing a jail sentence of up to five years.
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