Teen was welcomed at mosque while he plotted to murder worshippers

A TEENAGER wanted to carry out a mass murder of Muslims at a mosque, a court has heard.

- By Connor Gordon

The 17-year-old boy idolised right-wing killers such as Anders Breivik, who slaughtered 77 people in Norway in 2011.

The boy spoke online about how white people were at “war” and that he would “die for my land”.

Police intelligence led to officers finding the youth, who was armed with weapons outside the Inverclyde Muslim Centre.

The boy was able to plan his attack after he hoodwinked the centre’s Imam into believing that he wanted to become a Muslim.

He was trusted at times to be left alone in the building which allowed him to make sketches and videos of the layout. The boy also went as far as to join in with prayers in a bid to convince others of his lies. Yesterday, he appeared at the High Court in Glasgow, where he pled guilty to a charge under the Terrorism Act and possession of documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

His crimes spanned the period between Sunday, December 15, 2024, and Thursday, January 23, 2025.

The court heard how the boy who is autistic had become “radicalised” since the age of 13 through social media channels such as TikTok.

He believed that white people were in a “war” against other races such as Jews and he “developed sympathies” with the Nazi party.