Mitcham Man Guilty of Sharing ISIS Execution Videos
🤖 AI Generated ImageA 20-year-old man has been found guilty of possessing a bomb-making manual and sharing Islamic State execution videos.
The material was discovered on his phone after a routine counter-terrorism stop at Heathrow Airport.
What the Investigation Found on His Devices
Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, of Mitcham in South West London, was convicted Friday at the Old Bailey following a two-week trial.
Counter Terrorism officers stopped Mohsin in January 2024 as he returned to the UK from a trip to Pakistan, conducting what is known as a Schedule 7 stop under the Terrorism Act 2000.
His phone was seized for examination. Officers later found a bomb-making manual on the device, along with an Islamic State execution video that Mohsin had sent to an online contact.
A separate USB stick showed he had joined multiple chat groups linked to extremist organisations, according to the Metropolitan Police's official statement — including groups associated with the Taliban, Hamas, and Daesh.
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The Specific Charges That Led to Conviction
Mohsin was found guilty of one count of possessing a document likely to be of use to a terrorist, under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000, relating to the bomb-making material.
He was also convicted of two counts of disseminating terrorist material under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006, relating to the Daesh execution videos he had shared.
Mohsin was formally arrested in March 2024, with his computer also seized at that time. He was arrested again in July 2024 and questioned further about material found on his devices — but according to London Now's reporting, he made no comment to police during that interview.
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Radicalised Before He Could Legally Drive
Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said the investigation showed Mohsin had been drawn into extremist material from the age of 14 or 15.
That detail is the part of the case investigators are treating as the wider warning.
Flanagan described the pattern as reflective of a growing trend — children and young people accessing extremely dangerous and violent terrorist ideologies and material online, often years before any arrest takes place. She urged parents and carers to stay aware of what children are doing on the internet, pointing to the ACT Early website as a resource for those with concerns.
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What Happens Next
Mohsin is due to be sentenced on August 14.
The case adds to a pattern Counter Terrorism Policing London has flagged repeatedly in recent years — young people radicalised online well before adulthood, with prosecutions often following years after the underlying behavior began.
Flanagan was direct about the consequences awaiting anyone who downloads or shares terrorist content online, calling them "very clear and serious" — a reality, she said, that Mohsin is now facing.
Key Takeaways
- Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, of Mitcham, was found guilty Friday at the Old Bailey following a two-week trial.
- He was convicted of possessing a bomb-making manual under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and two counts of disseminating terrorist material under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
- The material, including an ISIS execution video, was found after a Schedule 7 stop at Heathrow Airport in January 2024.
- Commander Helen Flanagan said Mohsin was drawn into extremist material from age 14 or 15.
- Mohsin made no comment when further questioned by police in July 2024.
- He is due to be sentenced on August 14.
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