London: The British teenager who allegedly planned an attack on a Melbourne Anzac Day parade will go on trial in August, after a judge fast-tracked the case due to the defendant's young age.
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The 14-year-old from Blackburn was arrested in April and faces two charges of inciting terrorism overseas, via encrypted messages sent from his mobile phone.
He was not required to appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday for a preliminary hearing where timing for the trial was discussed.
Justice John Saunders said the trial should start on August 17 at Manchester Crown Court sitting in Crown Square.
He said he was keen to get the case tried "at the first available opportunity".
By August the youth will have turned 15 years old. He is currently being held in detention without access to the internet.
He is expected to plead via video link from Manchester, at another preliminary hearing in London on June 26.