A 15-year-old schoolboy who converted to Islam was arrested with a kitchen knife in his rucksack as he prepared for an "imminent" attack on on.
The 15-year old, who converted to Islam in 2021 and cannot be named for legal reasons, had previously planned to attack the Isle of Wight music festival in 2022.
A 15-year-old schoolboy who converted to Islam was arrested with a kitchen knife in his rucksack as he prepared for an "imminent" attack on one of his teachers who made a joke about pork, a court has heard.
Police arrested a schoolboy with a kitchen knife in his rucksack, who allegedly intended to use the blade in a vicious attack on one of his teachers who made a joke about pork
The schoolboy, who cannot be named, had allegedly previously planned an attack at the Isle of Wight music festival using a pickup truck and knife, but dropped the plan.