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Teen Accused of Dutton Terror Plot Found Not Guilty
A Supreme Court jury cleared the 17-year-old after prosecutors said he researched and tested bomb materials for a planned attack.
- On Thursday, a Brisbane Supreme Court jury acquitted a 17-year-old boy of planning a terrorist act, ending a trial regarding alleged plots to attack a Labour Day march and Liberal Party members.
- Prosecutors alleged the teen, inspired by American terrorist Ted Kaczynski, prepared explosives to "strike" a public parade and target then-opposition leader Peter Dutton, motivated by anti-technology beliefs.
- Defence barrister Laura Reece argued the teen was a "troubled kid" struggling with mental health, characterizing his messages about bombing the 20,000-person Labour Day parade as an "edgy joke."
- Family members wept as the verdict was read in Brisbane, and the teenager, who spent two years in custody, left the court building silently flanked by security guards.
- While the teen admitted to "clearly dangerous experimentation" with household chemicals, the jury ultimately found insufficient evidence of intent to carry out an attack or influence government policy.
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