Alfie Coleman, a Tesco supermarket worker from Great Notley, Essex, has been convicted of preparing terrorist acts involving explosives, knives, and a gun.Coleman, a white supremacist, planned a mass terror attack that included targeting the home of the Lord Mayor of London.Coleman was arrested after MI5 intercepted his plot, which involved collecting a gun and 188 rounds of ammunition.The conviction followed a retrial at the Old Bailey, after the initial trial ended without a verdict.The court heard that Coleman began radicalising during the UK's Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, when he was 15 years old.He possessed illegal terrorist materials, including guides... [Continue Reading]
Alfie Coleman, a 21-year-old neo-Nazi from Great Notley, Essex, has been found guilty of preparing terrorist acts following an MI5 sting operation.Coleman attempted to purchase a Makarov pistol and ammunition in September 2023 and was arrested immediately after collecting the weapon from a Land Rover in a car park in east London.The conviction came after a retrial at the Old Bailey, following an initial jury deadlock.Court proceedings revealed Coleman was a far-right militant accelerationist who compiled a list of "race traitors" and identified potential targets including the Lord Mayor of London and a mosque.Prosecutors described how Coleman had immersed himself... [Continue Reading]