A man who said he would have bombed Trafford Centre managed to avoid a terrorism charge because of his Facebook settings.
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Leroy McCarthy, 22, who went by the name Abdullah Mahmood, made the comment to police officers after he was arrested for a series of previous offensive posts, including one where he spoke about bombing Furness General Hospital, in Cumbria.
But McCarthy, who described himself as a ‘soldier of Allah’, was not charged with a terrorism offence because of his social media settings.
Lee Dacre, prosecuting, told Furness Magistrate’s Court, on Monday: ‘He would have been here today on a terrorism charge but for the settings on his Facebook.
‘It is a legal technicality.’
Click to enlarge: One of the Facebook posts (Picture: Ben Lack Photography)
He told his 340 online friends: ‘They wouldn’t be able to evacuate all of FGH’s (Furness General Hospital) patients in time before at least one of the three explosions.’
McCarthy, from Hall Street, Barrow, who has 14 months left on licence after his release in June for assaulting his partner, also wrote: ‘14 months then it’s passport and off to join my people’s cause. I cannot wait to turn my back on the UK.’
He had also mocked murdered soldier Lee Rigby, who he called a ‘white coward who invades countries and rapes people’, the court heard.
He added: ‘A few months left and all my brothers are free. All them months of planning and it will be like a belated bonfire night for all those involved.’
McCarthy was know as Abdullah Mahmood online (Picture: Cascade)
After he was arrested on a malicious communications charge on October 7, he told officers ‘if he was going to bomb somewhere it would be the Trafford Centre’, the court heard.
Maureen Fawcett, defending, said: ‘He accepts the postings would have been grossly offensive and upsetting, but they were taken out of context.
‘He had fallen out with his sister who works at the hospital.
‘He has also never been abroad on a lads’ holiday and he wanted to leave the UK to get his life back on track.’
‘He reverted to become a Muslim when he was released from prison in 2015 and he is more peaceful since then. He had taken about 20 Valium on the day he posted these.
Other posts were described as anti-Semitic and homophobic.
McCarthy was jailed for 18 weeks, ordered to pay £85 costs and a victim surcharge of £115.
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Poppey
6 years ago
Well, plainly nothing is too good for this imported vegetable, he’s a real “looker” ain’t he?
Just goes to show how any British police force today lets people off offences which others would be arrested for in a heartbeat.
If they have the “correct” views and beliefs it’s “mind how you go Sir” {oh and the right political colour}.
no, only those who elect corrupt politicians committed to destroy their own countries’ freedoms and democracy. It is extremely sad though that Merkel Schmerkel is still the chancellor of Germany, but her party lost a considerable amount of voters at the last election, the Freedom Party of Mr. Wilders is now the largest one in the Netherlands, alas boycotted by the “politically correct” parties to form a coalition, as no other party gets an absolute majority, but Mr. Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) is growing and growing. There is hope, but the fight is only beginning, if the PVV gets an absolute majority and can rule, it will have to fight the European Union’s “Court of Justice,” the UN “Human Rights” committees (or whatever the name of those organization is) the Dutch judges, the thousands of the Dutch version of the HRW and a plethora of etceras, but sooner or later the will of the people will prevail, although the damage caused by the traitors in the political élite is enormous. The fight will be long and difficult…
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Hmmm. I can’t tell if he’s cro magnon or Piltdown…or maybe orc.
What he is NOT is a man.
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6 years ago
Bad teeth, Mickey Mouse playhouse haircut, dresses like a Lesbian monk, and Urkel glasses to boot ?!!
GAY ISIS !!!
Mike Wolff
6 years ago
Britain. Post hateful, dangerous bile and be jailed for 18 weeks. The couple who put bacon on a mosque door were jailed for 12 and 18 MONTHS. What future does it have?
I wanted to write exactly the same thing, but you did it before me because (I assume) you live in the American continent while I live in “The Old One…” and we are six hours behind…never mind
in any case both of us agree that shooting this repugnant piece of vermin would be a very good option!
Edward Cline
6 years ago
He is the weirdest looking jihadist dude I’ve ever seen. What’s with the Mickey Mouse hairdo? And he has bad teeth (what jihadist hasn’t?). He looks like a clueless geek.
The teeth are an ample testament to the quality of the National Health Service’s dental care. I suppose in another generation similar comments will be made about Americans’ teeth.
The hairdo puzzled me, too, until I realized he was trying to impersonate a goat, presumably to improve his social life when surrounded by male jihadis.
freepetta
6 years ago
That has to be the ugliest person I’ve ever seen.
joanofark06
6 years ago
And still, Britain allows these “people” to stay! How they had the brains to pull the intelligent act known as Brexit, is beyond me. Talk about ignorance in this country:
Muslim preacher who called for destruction of Britain allowed to enter UK, set to address Parliament
I got a whole list of articles, that show that Britian is an ignorant, and failed country. And you wonder why one of their oldest airlines is going bankrupt. Shows that there’s quite a few intelligent people out there, who will not be a tourist to Britian. Won’t be long, before their economy goes, the way that airline did, and their jails fill up to the max.
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