Essex man pleads guilty to terror plot targeting police and Army

A antheral has pleaded blameworthy to plotting a panic onslaught allegedly targeting the constabulary oregon military.

Matthew King, 19, was accused of carrying retired surveillance astatine constabulary stations, railway stations and an British Army barracks successful London.

At a proceeding astatine the Old Bailey, King, from Wickford successful Essex, admitted mentation of violent acts, alleged by the prosecution to beryllium related to Islamist beliefs.

He is owed to beryllium sentenced connected 14 April.

The judge, Mark Lucraft KC, said a pre-sentence study needed to beryllium prepared which should see the contented of the defendant's dangerousness.

The tribunal heard the authorities became alert of King aft tip-off done an anti-terrorist hotline and the Prevent counter-terrorism programme.

He was arrested astatine his location connected 18 May by the Metropolitan Police and his mobile telephone was examined.

Prosecutors said the charges related to violent enactment carried retired betwixt 22 December 2021 and 17 May 2022.

Prosecutors alleged helium carried retired surveillance astatine railway stations, constabulary stations, Stratford Magistrates' Court successful eastbound London and an Army barracks successful East Ham, besides successful eastbound London.

At an earlier hearing, authoritative Gillian Curl said that nary "specific enactment of terrorism" had been identified.

But she said: "He was preparing for an enactment against either serving on-duty constabulary officers oregon subject personnel."