By Press Association 2021
Gabrielle Friel
A man found guilty under the Terrorism Act of possessing weapons including a crossbow and machete has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Gabrielle Friel was found guilty of possessing the weapons at various locations in Edinburgh in 2019 including his home, a social work centre and a hospital in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable suspicion that possessing them was for a purpose connected with terrorism.
The 22-year-old appeared via video link at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday where Judge Lord Beckett imposed the sentence with a five years extension subject to licence.
By Press Association 2021
A crossbow
A man found guilty of a charge under the Terrorism Act of possessing weapons has been jailed for a decade with an extended period on licence “to protect the public” from him.
Gabrielle Friel was found guilty of possessing the weapons at various locations in Edinburgh in 2019, including his home, a social work centre and a hospital, in circumstances which gave rise to the “reasonable suspicion that possessing them was for a purpose connected with terrorism”.
The 22-year-old appeared via video link at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, where Lord Beckett imposed the 10-year sentence – backdated to August 19 2019 – with a five-year extension subject to licence.
Scot found guilty under Terrorism Act jailed for 10 years after being caught with crossbow and machete haul
Friel was found guilty of possessing a crossbow, scope, crossbow arrows, a machete and a ballistic vest between June 1 and August 16 2019.
Gabrielle Friel (Image: Police Scotland)
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Gabrielle Friel was jailed for ten years
An internet obsessed student who stockpiled an arsenal of terrorist weapons has been jailed for ten years after a judge said spending all day online was extremely damaging for him.
Gabrielle Friel was found with a crossbow, a machete and ballistic vest when he was arrested at his home in Edinburgh in 2019.
His trial heard there was reasonable suspicion that possessing them was for a purpose connected with terrorism”, but he was cleared of a second charge of plotting a killing spree inspired by the Ivoluntary Celibate or Incel movement.