Walsall man charged with terror offences

A man from Walsall has been charged with terrorism offences

Vaughn Conrad John Dolphin, from Aldridge, was arrested on the night of 27 June at an address in Cheshire.

Today he was charged with eight counts under the Terrorism Act and two under the Explosive Substances Act.

He’s also charged with two counts of sharing online material that could encourage the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to section 2(1)(d) of the Terrorism Act 2006.

And the teenager faces six counts of possessing documents of a kind likely to be useful to a someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to section 58(1)(b) of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Dolphin is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court today (5 July).

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