Overview

• Declan George-Candiani, 26, was found guilty on two counts of collecting information likely to be useful to a terrorist and cleared on two others.
• Counter-terrorism officers stopped him at Stansted on 13 August 2024, examined his phone, arrested him, and later seized an iPad from his home.
• Investigators found guides to so‑called lone‑wolf attacks along with manifestos of mass killers and documents advocating violence to achieve white supremacy.
• In court he described a fixation with satanism and the Order of Nine Angles; psychiatrists assessed a mild personality disorder but confirmed he was fit for trial.
• Judge Nigel Lickley KC granted bail ahead of the 28 November sentencing, and the Met’s counter-terror chief highlighted the importance of Schedule 7 and promised increased police presence to reassure communities.