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Teenager inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakabana is sentenced
Jagger Strang received a 3-year, 9-month sentence after police found chemicals, gunpowder and bomb-making instructions at his home.
- On Monday, Jagger Strang was sentenced to three years and nine months in custody at Leicester Crown Court after pleading guilty to seven offences, including threats to blow up Stafford College.
- In September 2025, when Strang was 17 and a student at Stafford College, he told peers he had access to weapons and intended to blow up the site, marking a dramatic shift after moving from South Africa.
- Police searches uncovered chemicals, homemade black powder, and thermite, while examination of his phone revealed 'deeply concerning material' including a manifesto, though prosecutors accepted Strang had 'no intention' of actually building a bomb.
- Chief Prosecutor Frank Ferguson of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division noted Strang 'demonstrated a disturbing fixation with violence,' while Justice Mark Wall stressed the need for 'deterrents' in his sentencing.
- Authorities confirmed the case was not prosecuted on the basis of terrorist motivation or ideological intent; Detective Inspector Dave Rowlands of Staffordshire Police praised the college community for their vigilance in reporting the threat.
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