Archive · 16 Jan 2026
UK Teen Jailed for Praising Killer and Al Qaeda Manual
An 18-year-old boy from Wales was arrested and sentenced to 14 months in a young offenders' institution.
He was found with an al Qaeda training manual on his electronic devices.
The boy had sent messages on social media praising a killer who murdered three girls and expressed plans to bomb a concert by the band Oasis.
He also searched for places like playgrounds and a dance academy, which he listed as potential attack sites.
The boy has been diagnosed with autism and was considered vulnerable to online radicalization.
He admitted to having the manual but said he didn't plan to commit an attack and was just trying to shock people.
McKenzie Morgan, 18, was arrested for possessing an al Qaeda manual and expressing intentions to commit a terrorist attack.
He praised Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three girls, and planned to bomb an Oasis concert.
Morgan searched for potential attack sites like playgrounds and a dance academy.
He was diagnosed with autism and considered vulnerable to online radicalization.
Morgan was sentenced to 14 months in a young offenders' institution.
- Who
- McKenzie Morgan, an 18-year-old from Wales, UK
- What
- Possession of an al Qaeda manual and expressing intentions to commit a terrorist attack
- When
- Arrested on June 2, 2024; sentenced on January 16, 2025
- Where
- Arrested in Wales, sentenced at London's Old Bailey court
- Why
- For possessing information likely to be of use to a person engaged in terrorism and expressing plans to commit a terrorist attack
- Name
- McKenzie Morgan
- Age
- 18
- Location
- Wales, UK
- Crime
- Possession of al Qaeda manual and terrorist-related content
- Sentence
- 14 months in a young offenders' institution
- Arrest Date
- June 2, 2024
- Manual Found
- 188-page al Qaeda training manual