let�*s listen into mrjustice hilliard. fin listen into mrjustice hilliard. the 25th of december 2021, listen into mrjustice hilliard. (m the 25th of december 2021, contrary to section two of the treason act 1842. the maximum penalty for this offence is seven years imprisonment. second, having an offensive weapon, contrary to section one of the prevention of crime act 1953. the maximum penalty for this offence is four years�* imprisonment. third, making threats to kill, contrary to section 16 of the offences against the person act 1861. the maximum penalty for this event is ten years�* imprisonment. he now falls to be sentenced for those offences. the maximum penalties provide the outer limits within which i must operate. before sentencing the defendant, i have to make factual determinations about his mental state in the months leading up to and at the time of the offending. i have heard conflicting psychiatric evidence on a number of topics. i need to start by setting out the evidence and my conclusions about it, because that is what will determine the appro

, at thejudge, mrjustice hilliard, at the old bailey, handing down that sentence to the 21—year—oldon as we can. we are just having technical problems. do stay with us. we are working on getting that back to you. we will be getting... for this offence, before any allowing for the principle of totality, to which i shall return. there are also sentencing guidelines for the offence of making threats to kill. aside from mental disorder, this offence will fall into category a. this offence will fall into category a, higher culpability. there was significant planning, and the defendant had a visible weapon in the video. it is category one harm, because he cause very serious distress to some of those who saw it. his sister said that it reminded her of a terrorist video, and that it was really shocking. mr powell, a friend, said that the video made him feel terrified. it is plain that the defendant wanted it shared as widely as possible, including with news media. he had referred in his journal to a need for being known. the film would be extremely disturbing to anyone who saw it. category