The Metropolitan Police arrested a 13-year-old boy on Tuesday after he allegedly shared extreme Islamist material online.
The boy was arrested in west London on suspicion of dissemination of terrorist material.
It came after the Met obtained a PACE (Evidence Act 1984) warrant to search his address as part of a counter-terrorism investigation.
The boy was charged under section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 before being bailed to a date in mid-June, the Met said.
The Met also said officers will “work closely with partners from safeguarding agencies as the investigation continues.”
Underage defendants in England and Wales cannot be identified outside the court. Reporting on information that can identify them is also banned, but the restrictions can be challenged after court proceedings have been completed….