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Former British Army chef jailed for nearly four years over weapons
Mark Broadhurst, a former British Army chef, was jailed for three years and 10 months in England.
The 28-year-old was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court after police arrested him in September 2024.
Police found knives, crossbows, ammunition, air pistols, black powder and a homemade cannon at his home.
Broadhurst admitted weapons and explosives offences but denied a terrorist purpose; the judge ruled the offences were connected to terrorism.
Police said he had expressed racist views and wanted to make firearms for sale to right-wing groups.
He was also in an online group with three men jailed for planning attacks on mosques or synagogues, believing a “race war” was coming.
The case highlights concerns over extreme right-wing violence in the UK, where authorities have also reported other recent threats and rising hate crime cases.
Mark Broadhurst, a former British Army chef, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for weapons offences ruled connected to terrorism.
The 28-year-old was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday.
Police arrested him in September 2024 and found weapons and explosive materials at his home.
Broadhurst had pleaded guilty to weapons offences but denied possessing them for terrorist purposes.
He had been in an online group with three men later jailed for planning an attack on mosques or synagogues.
- Who
- Mark Broadhurst, 28, a former British Army chef.
- What
- He was jailed for three years and 10 months for weapons offences that a judge ruled were connected to terrorism.
- When
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Sheffield Crown Court, England; police found weapons at his home.
- Why
- A judge ruled his offences were connected to terrorism. Broadhurst denied possessing the weapons for terrorist purposes.
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Police arrested Broadhurst and found weapons and explosive materials at his home.
Three men who were in an online group with Broadhurst were jailed for planning an attack on mosques or synagogues.
Broadhurst was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court to three years and 10 months in prison.
- Sentence
- Three years and 10 months in prison
- Court
- Sheffield Crown Court
- Arrest
- September 2024
- Age
- 28
- Items found
- Knives, crossbows, black powder, ammunition, air pistols and an improvised homemade cannon
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What people are saying
Mark Broadhurst was clearly interested in violence and developing weapons that had the ability to cause untold harm to innocent people.
clearly interested in violence and developing weapons that had the ability to cause untold harm to innocent people
proactively ordering components to make explosives