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A man declared himself a 'fugitive' on Facebook as he fled to Bulgaria after being found with ingredients to make a bomb.
Police found a ‘substantial quantity of chemicals’ and several bomb-making manuals when they raided David Bodill's home. After being arrested, the 29-year-old left the UK and travelled to the Balkan nation.
He was extradited back to the UK earlier this year. At Manchester Crown Court yesterday (Monday), a judge sentenced Bodill to two-and-a-half years in prison.
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The court heard that police raided Bodill’s home in March 2020 and found various chemicals, including potassium nitrate, sulphur and carbon. Martin Hackett, prosecuting, said Bodill had purchased the ingredients, which were capable of making gunpowder.
Officers also found ball bearings, caps and instruction manuals for making bombs. Bodill had carried out calculations and set out recipes for explosives, the court heard.
Bodill, who claimed to have 'high-functioning autism', was said to have a ‘fascination with videos showing extreme violence and death as well as radical ideology', including one of the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand.
He also had an ‘extreme right-wing mindset' and subscribed to emails from Britain First and an Islamic fundamentalist magazine containing instructions on bomb-making, the court heard.
“This defendant’s particular interest in bomb-making and extreme ideology goes beyond the unhealthy and is indeed perhaps very concerning," said Mr Hackett.
After being arrested, Bodill fled to Bulgaria before being extradited back to the UK earlier this year. Bodill, of Alma Street, in Buxton, Derbyshire, was found guilty of having an explosive
A British man living in the south of France said he feared wildfires in the Pyrenees would 'incinerate' villages and campsites, describing the horror as 'like a mini hurricane'.
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