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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Perth Now
Teenager planned 'Rudakubana-style attack' on Oasis fans at opening night of Oasis Live '25 tour
A 17-year-old boy planned to target Oasis fans at the band's first reunion concert in Cardiff on July 4, according to court proceedings. The teenager, whose identity is protected due to his age, reportedly searched online for weapons and 'places to attack.' His parents raised concerns with a counsellor after he allegedly expressed a desire to carry out a 'Rudakubana-style attack.' Axel Rudakubana, also 17 at the time, was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison for the murder of three girls at a dance class in Southport, and the attempted murder of 10 others last July. The teenager in this case, from the Cwmbran area of South Wales, was not charged under the Terrorism Act 2000, according to The Times. However, he faces a charge of possessing information likely to be useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism — mirroring a charge Rudakubana also faced. Authorities discovered that the boy had researched Rudakubana and referenced him on Snapchat, albeit with a misspelling of his name. He also reportedly used the app to mock victims of the Southport attack. A peer later alerted police, claiming the teen discussed producing the poison ricin — another connection to Rudakubana's case — which he denied. Following his remarks to the counsellor, he allegedly shared an al-Qaeda training manual via mobile phone. Judge Justice Cheema-Grubb has called for both a pre-sentence report and a psychiatric evaluation of the youth. Meanwhile, huge steel fences have been erected around an area of Manchester's Heaton Park to stop ticketless Oasis fans from watching the band's Oasis Live '25 tour. The Wonderwall hitmakers performed two homecoming shows at the venue on Friday (11.07.25) and Saturday (12.07.25), but hundreds of fans unsuccessfully tried to storm the fences to gain entry to the Britpop legends' gigs. Now, Manchester City Council have urged ticketless Oasis fans not to travel to Heaton Park, after crowds previously gathered to get a glimpse of the big screens on an area that has been dubbed "Gallagher Hill". The Council said: "With three concerts still to be played by Oasis in Manchester's Heaton Park following their two hugely successful concerts at the weekend, the city council is repeating its request for fans without tickets not to travel to the park. "After taking stock of how the first two nights went, additional measures have now been deemed necessary and will be in place for the next three concerts, to protect the environment of the park, ensure areas of parkland and nearby livestock are protected, and maintain public safety. "These include the erection of steel fencing around a large area of the hill within the cattle field in the main park - which is currently being developed as a new woodland area for the park and has been recently planted with around 300 young whips including Hornbeam, Field Maple, Aspen, Downy birch, Rowan, Common Alder, Crab apple and more - as well as measures to protect the livestock in the field, which include expectant and nursing cows and a bull. "The erection of the fencing has a dual purpose - both to protect the environment from further damage and to dissuade people from gathering there. The necessary measure means the concert will no longer be visible from this area."
Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Terror teen inspired by Southport killer was plotting attack on Oasis gig
A court heard how the 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also praised the actions of evil Southport killer Axel Rudakubana A teenager was plotting to attack the Oasis comeback gig in Cardiff, it has been revealed. A court heard how the 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also praised the actions of evil Southport killer Axel Rudakubana. Westminster Magistrates' Court heard how the teen, from Cwmbran, south Wales, also planned a Southport-style attack at a dance school near his home. He allegedly researched how to obtain large knives and in messages with a friend, sent an image of one for sale online, saying: 'Would this work?' The prosecution said the teenager, from near Cwmbran, South Wales, also told friends of a plan to attack the Oasis concert at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on July 4. The prosecution said the teenager had praised Rudakubana in discussions over Snapchat and said he wanted to take part in a similar terrorist-style attack. Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, 18, was jailed in January. One of the people he spoke to on Snapchat reported him to the police, according to The Times. Vile Rudakubana murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and injured 10 others including eight children, in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed workshop on July 29 last year. Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January. The 17-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 21 He pleaded guilty to the attacks and also admitted possession of a knife, production of a biological toxin, ricin, and possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism. In the latest case, a note was found on the unnamed 17-year-old's phone headed 'places to attack' including a dance school close to his home, with location data suggesting he had been near to it a few days prior. The court also heard the teenager had researched his own school as a possible target too. He had an appointment on June 2 with a counsellor after his family raised concerns and during which he said he planned to carry out a 'Rudakubana-style attack', the court heard. The prosecution said there was no evidence the teenager held an ideology that would fit the legal definition of terrorism. He was charged and admitted a single charge of possessing a document useful for terrorism. The prosecution said the teenager's Snapchat account used a misspelt version of Rudakubana's name and that he had also researched Rudakubana, saving images of him with words mocking Southport victims. One of the people on the platform reported him to police, according to The Times, and he was reported to the police a second time after praising Rudakubana in his appointment with a counsellor. At about 10.30 that same day, he had researched knives and transferred an al-Qaeda training manual between phones. The case was committed to crown court for sentencing at a later date.
