20-year-old man has been found guilty of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London.

Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20 (24.01.06) of Mitcham, was found guilty on 19 June, following a two-week trial at the Old Bailey.

Commander Helen Flanagan, head of CTP London said: “Our investigation showed that Mohsin was being drawn into extremist and terrorist material and ideologies from when he was only 14 or 15 years old. This is reflective of a growing trend and concern over children and young people being radicalised and accessing extremely dangerous and violent terrorist ideologies and material online.

“It’s vital that parents and carers are aware of what children are doing on the internet. I would implore you to have conversations, to be inquisitive about what your children are doing online, and if you have any concerns, then there is help available to you via the ACT Early website.

“Otherwise, there are very clear and serious consequences for those who are involved in downloading or sharing terrorist content online, a reality that Mohsin is now facing.”

For information and advice on the signs of radicalisation and how to contact police if you have concerns about somebody, visit www.actearly.uk.

Mohsin was stopped in January 2024 by Counter Terrorism officers at Heathrow airport as he returned to the UK from a trip to Pakistan.

Officers carried out a “schedule 7” stop, during which, they seized Mohsin’s phone. After the stop, Mohsin was allowed on his way, but specialist officers carried out further examination of his device, as well as a USB stick and they found evidence that Mohsin had been viewing material and joined various chat groups linked to extreme Islamist groups, including the Taliban, Hamas and Daesh.

As they examined his phone officers identified material of particular concern including a bomb-making manual, as well as various Daesh execution video that Mohsin had sent to an online contact.

Mohsin was arrested in March 2024 and his computer was also seized. He was further arrested in July 2024 where he we was questioned by detectives about some of the material found on his devices, but provided no comment in response.

Mohsin was released on bail and after further enquiries and examination of his devices, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges against him in April 2025.

Mohsin was convicted of one count of possession of a document likely to be of use to a terrorist, contrary to section 58 Terrorism Act (TACT), 2000, relating to the bomb-making document. He was also convicted of two counts of dissemination of terrorist material, contrary to section 2, TAC, 2006 in relation to Daesh execution videos he had shared with an online contact.

He is due to be sentenced on 14 August.