Overview
- A jury at Inner London Crown Court on December 8 found Sakhile Ntsele, 18, guilty of eight counts of making explosive substances for unlawful purposes after an 11-day trial.
- On November 24, he pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition without a certificate and to five counts of possessing firearms without a certificate.
- Police discovered seven improvised explosive devices and five firearms with ammunition in his Wandsworth bedroom on October 27, 2024, after he assaulted a relative with a homemade sword.
- Investigators reported hundreds of hours of online weapons tutorials on his phone and repeated purchases using a relative’s credit card, including steel balls and potassium nitrate under pseudonyms.
- In May 2024 officers seized a homemade gun he had shown in videos, which tests found to be functional and dangerous, and earlier 2021 ammunition matters were incorporated into the case.