‘Neo-nazi’ teen, 17, who hailed MP Jo Cox’s murderer Thomas Mair a ‘f***ing legend’ walks free from court after making explosive pipe bomb in bedroom
A TEENAGE neo-Nazi who branded Jo Cox's twisted murderer a "f****** legend" has escaped jail after making an explosive pipe bomb.
The white supremacist - who cannot be named due to his age - crafted the weapon in his bedroom before boasting about the device on Snapchat.
The 17-year-old posted a photo of the bomb - made with 19 grams of pyrotechnic materials - online with the caption: "Incendiary explosive and home-made black powder. More to come".
He has walked free from court after being convicted of making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances on Friday, January 27, following a two-week trial at Leeds Crown Court, West Yorks.
A jury cleared him of engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism.
He was handed a three-year Youth Rehabilitation Order after the court heard the teen had Swastika flags in his bedroom after embracing the warped view of National Action.
During the trial, jurors were told that just one month before making the explosive, the teenager took to social media to hail MP Jo Cox's killer Thomas Mair.
Just hours after her death, he posted a photo of the murderer along with the caption: "Tommy Mair is a HERO. There's one less race traitor in Britain thanks to this man."
He posted the same photo less an hour later, this time captioning it: "Absolute f****** legend. He's a hero, we need more people like him to butcher the race traitors."
Several days later, the boy - who was considered to be a bright student - posted a link to an article titled: 'Brexit: Jo Cox Death was Not a Tragedy and the World is a Better Place Without Her'.
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The court was also told how while living Leeds at the age of 12, the boy - who is the youngest member of a large family - exploded two aerosol cans which ignited a hedge outside a residential property.
He served a ten-month Youth Rehabilitation Order for the arson and criminal damage offence.
Delivering his verdict, Justice James Goss said: "You wrote scripts and created posts expressing support for ethnic cleansing.
"No direct harm was caused but my obvious anxiety is that a young man can hold and express such extremist views."
In April, the boy, of Bradford, West Yorks., became an active member of National Action - described in court as a "small, secretive neo-Nazi British youth nationalist organisation".
He began attending rallies for the anti-Muslim, anti-black, anti-gay group and participated in sticker campaigns to spread their message, the court heard.
He was arrested by officers from the North East Counter Terroism Unit in July 2016 after reports were made to police regarding concerning images posted on Snapchat.
The teenager was banned from the internet and must not communicate with any prescribed organisations.
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