Speaker's Corner, in Hyde Park, was the site of the planned terror attack.
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A 21 year old terrorist has pled guilty to preparing to commit acts of terrorism in his trial at the Old Bailey.
Edward Little, from Brighton, originally denied the charge but changed his plea via video link from Belmarsh jail.
He’d planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher, her camera crew and any police or soldiers in the Speakers’ Corner area at the time.
The prosecution said Little researched targets including Christian preacher Hatun Tash, military figures and members of the Metropolitan Police.
In preparation, Little researched different guns and their capabilities and arranged to buy one for £5,000.
The defendant paid £300 to a taxi driver to take him from his home in Brighton to Lewisham when he was arrested.
When arrested, he was carrying a rucksack with £5,000 in cash, a passport and two mobile phones.
Police later found an encrypted chat on one phone, setting out his attack plan and the gun purchase.
Little admitting assaulting an officer during police interviews after being shown a YouTube video of the preacher and was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison.
The defendant had previously been convicted of 14 offences on seven separate occasions, including for robbery, having a knife and drug dealing, dating back to 2017.
Little was due to stand trial on July 10 for the terrorism offence before pleading guilty at the hearing before Mr Justice Baker.
The judge adjourned sentencing until July 21 and remanded Little into custody.
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StandfirstEdward Little planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher and her camera crew at Speaker's Corner in September.
A 21 year old terrorist has pled guilty to preparing to commit acts of terrorism in his trial at the Old Bailey.
Edward Little, from Brighton, originally denied the charge but changed his plea via video link from Belmarsh jail.
He’d planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher, her camera crew and any police or soldiers in the Speakers’ Corner area at the time.
The prosecution said Little researched targets including Christian preacher Hatun Tash, military figures and members of the Metropolitan Police.
In preparation, Little researched different guns and their capabilities and arranged to buy one for £5,000.
The defendant paid £300 to a taxi driver to take him from his home in Brighton to Lewisham when he was arrested.
When arrested, he was carrying a rucksack with £5,000 in cash, a passport and two mobile phones.
Police later found an encrypted chat on one phone, setting out his attack plan and the gun purchase.
Little admitting assaulting an officer during police interviews after being shown a YouTube video of the preacher and was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison.
The defendant had previously been convicted of 14 offences on seven separate occasions, including for robbery, having a knife and drug dealing, dating back to 2017.
Little was due to stand trial on July 10 for the terrorism offence before pleading guilty at the hearing before Mr Justice Baker.
The judge adjourned sentencing until July 21 and remanded Little into custody.
