Man who fled UK to Bulgaria after terrorism charges jailed

A man who was found with explosive materials and downloaded terrorist bomb-making manuals has been jailed.

David Bodill, of Buxton, Derbyshire, was found with extremist material that showed attacks and beheadings on his laptop and other devices in March 2020.

The 29-year-old fled to Bulgaria after he was charged but was extradited back to the UK by authorities in January.

Bodill was found guilty after a trial at Manchester Crown Court and jailed for two years and six months.

Derbyshire Police said it was alerted to Bodill after it received intelligence that he had bought materials for explosives.

In a search of his home in Alma Street on 2 March 2020, officers found a notepad detailing references to chemicals that he had bought, which if mixed in the correct amounts, could be used to make explosives.

Bodill had searched for how to make gunpowder and downloaded terrorist bomb-making manuals, police added.

Read more: BBC News