'White supremacist' teenager from Bury admits terror offences as court hears he wrote his own manifesto for an attack

Damian Woolfenden, 18, was 'waiting until the outcome of elections in 2028' before staging a firearms attack, documents before the Old Bailey suggested. He pleaded guilty to 12 charges by video link from HMP Forest Bank. His home computer held the manifesto of Halle synagogue gunman Stephan Balliet, plus papers on firearms and bomb-making. He was remanded in custody.

He posted the Christchurch mosque massacre livestream onto a 'pro-white' platform in July 2025.

He also shared Anders Breivik's manifesto and stirred up hatred against Jews online.

Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb cited documents on his hatred rooted in 'white racial superiority'.