Group of ‘like-minded extremists’ styled themselves after the SS and amassed arsenal of more than 200 weapons
Three neo-Nazi extremists who amassed an arsenal of more than 200 weapons and were planning terrorist attacks on mosques and synagogues in England have been jailed for between eight and 11 years.
Christopher Ringrose, 35, Marco Pitzettu, 26, and Brogan Stewart, 25, communicated online and formed a group with, a jury heard, “like-minded extremists” who wanted to “go to war for their chosen cause”.
A nine-week trial at Sheffield crown court heard how the trio idolised Hitler and the Nazis, used racist slurs, glorified mass murderers and encouraged violence against anyone deemed an enemy.
The three men, who were not believed to have met in real life until they appeared together in the dock of a court, were arrested when security services believed an attack was imminent. It came after undercover officers infiltrated their online group.
