Mass murder plot: Teen sentenced to life

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A 19-year-old who plotted a massacre at his former college has been jailed for life with a minimum term of eight years.

Liam Lyburd was convicted at Newcastle Crown Court of possessing an arsenal of weapons including pipe bombs and a gun, with intent to endanger life.

The judge said his threats showed he was a significant risk to the public.

In a deleted file recovered from his computer, Lyburd wrote: "People will die, there's no question about that."

Jurors heard the "cold and detached" teenager held a grudge against his former college after he was kicked off his course for bad behaviour.

I would have thought a planned terror attack like this would have been on all the front pages, but it doesn't appear to be....

Originally Posted by Hugh

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I would have thought a planned terror attack like this would have been on all the front pages, but it doesn't appear to be....

They picked him up in November last year. It did make a bit of a splash at the time.

I think the lack of an imminent plot has dented interest in the case at this stage. He's an ocean-going nutter, but he wasn't caught in the act.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Hugh

I would have thought a planned terror attack like this would have been on all the front pages, but it doesn't appear to be....

Just till he converts to a certain religion in prison, certain sections of the media will make plenty of headlines about him then.

[Osem]

But I suppose then they'd be concerned about what was a personal grudge against a particular college possibly being transformed into a terrorist threat against all of us, including other muslims.

[TheDaddy]

Sentenced to life, he's going to serve some serious jail time, he'll be an old man before he's let out if at all, oh wait minimum tariff is 8 years, that's a deterrent