Oxfordshire boy accused of supporting IS appears in court

The teenager, from Didcot, is suspected of sharing IS propaganda on terrorist attacks in Paris as well as footage of battlefield explosions and killings.

It is said he had 17 knives, including machetes, in his bedroom when the home was raided by counter terrorism police on March 12.

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The boy, who has converted to Islam as a teenager, is said to have had swords and a knuckleduster in his possession, as well as homemade explosives.

He faces seven terrorism charges, including over the alleged possession of a suicide bomb vest.

Counter terrorism police investigated and arrested the boy (file photo) (Image: Ed Nix)

The boy has also been charged with refusing to give police access to his phone while in custody after his arrest.

He appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, and Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring remanded him into custody in secure accommodation designed for youth defendants.

Through his lawyer, the boy indicated not guilty pleas to all eight charges against him.

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According to the charges, it is said he sent a video “containing footage of Islamic State and attacks in Paris” to his cousin in November last year, and the following month shared a “battlefield video containing footage of Islamic state”.

On arrest, he is accused of possessing IS magazine Inspire 1, a document called 100 Deadly Skills, a suicide vest, a selection of knives and swords, and “homemade improvised explosive devices”.

The boy is due to appear at the Old Bailey for a further hearing on April 17.

The charges follow an investigation by counter terrorism policing for the South East.

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It includes two counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, contrary to section two of the Terrorism Act 2006 and three counts of possessing an article for the purpose of terrorism, contrary to section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

He also faces two counts of possessing material that may be of use for terrorist purposes, contrary to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and failure to comply with a notice issued under section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000, contrary to section 53 of RIPA.

The boy, who was first arrested on Thursday, March 12, and charged by counter terrorism police on Wednesday evening, March 18, cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age.