Boy in Bootle charged with terror offences

The 15 year old has been remanded in custody

Author: Nathan MarshPublished 9th Jun 2021

A 15 year old boy from Bootle has been charged with terror offences.

Officers from Counter Terrorism Police North West and Merseyside Police raided an address in Bootle yesterday (Tuesday 8 June 2021).

A 15 year-old male, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with two counts of possessing a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates court today (9 June 2021) via video link and has been remanded until 16 July.​

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