Chilling Confession: Bury Teen Admits Terror Offences Linked to Mass Killing Livestream
An 18-year-old from Bury, Damien Woolfenden, has pleaded guilty to 12 terrorism offences, including disseminating graphic videos of mass killings and manifestos from notorious white supremacists. His admissions highlight a deep engagement with extremist ideologies and a personal intent to commit violence, leading to a judicial assessment of his potential dangerousness ahead of his December sentencing.
Damien Woolfenden, an 18-year-old from Bury, has pleaded guilty to a comprehensive series of 12 terrorism-related offences. Appearing at the Old Bailey in London via video link from HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Woolfenden's admissions detail a disturbing pattern of disseminating extremist material and possessing documents related to violence and hatred.
Among the charges, Woolfenden admitted to two counts of disseminating a terrorist publication. One involved posting a video of the live-streamed mass killings carried out by Brenton Tarrant at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019, which resulted in 51 fatalities. This video was uploaded to a self-described 'pro-white' platform on July 22, 2025. The second dissemination charge concerned the posting of the manifesto belonging to mass murderer Anders Breivik, responsible for the deaths of 77 people in two attacks in Norway in 2011, which Woolfenden shared on a Telegram group last September.
Furthermore, Woolfenden admitted to five counts of possessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. His home computer was found to contain the manifestos of US white supremacist gunman Payton Gendron and German neo-Nazi Stephan Balliet, who perpetrated the Halle synagogue mass shooting in 2019. He also possessed various documents detailing the construction of firearms and bombs, indicating a practical interest in violent methods.
The teenager also pleaded guilty to three counts of stirring up racial hatred, specifically against Jewish people and 'foreigners,' through posts made on social media platforms X and Telegram. Additionally, he admitted to one count of stirring up religious hatred and another for stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation, completing the 12 charges.
Mrs. Justice Cheema-Grubb, the presiding judge, highlighted that Woolfenden appeared 'to advocate violence against a variety of groups from a point of view of white racial supremacy.' The court was informed that documents suggested Woolfenden had composed his own 'personal manifesto,' outlining an intention to carry out an attack himself using firearms. Disturbingly, he stated he was 'waiting until the outcome of elections in 2028,' referencing potential events like the US Presidential election on November 7, 2028, or the London mayoral election on May 4, 2028.
Despite having no previous convictions, Woolfenden was remanded in custody. Mrs. Justice Cheema-Grubb ordered a pre-sentence report, which will include an assessment of whether he poses a 'dangerous' risk, acknowledging her concern for his expressed thoughts and writings. Woolfenden, of Maxwell Street, Bury, is scheduled to be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on December 4.