A prisoner made hoax calls from his prison cell threatening to blow up Liverpool Lime Street station, claiming: “I’m from Liverpool ISIS”.
Daniel David Truelove, 20, made the calls from a phone installed in his cell as a perk for “good behaviour”, magistrates heard today.
Truelove claimed he was a member of the brutal Islamic terror group, responsible for numerous atrocities including the attacks in Paris last month which left 130 dead.
He made four calls warning of a bomb at Liverpool’s main station to the Samaritans and to Crimestoppers.
Hannah Griffiths, prosecuting, said: “In one call he told the operator he was part of Liverpool ISIS, carrying an Islamic State flag and wearing a tactical vest containing explosives.”
On another call, Truelove said he was by a pay-phone at the station and was under pressure to behead his family.
He was arrested after the calls were traced to his cell.
Liverpool Magistrates’ Court was told that Truelove, of no fixed address, had been sharing a cell with Clayton Williams (pictured below), 18, who was later charged with the murder of Merseyside Police officer PC David Phillips.
Clayton Williams, 18, from Wallasey,
He appeared via video-link from Altcourse and pleaded guilty to communicating a bomb hoax.
As a result of the calls British Transport Police increased searches of the station and deployed extra officers authorised to carry Tasers.
Ms Griffiths said the cell was shared between Truelove and Williams, and no-one else could have had access to the phone at the time the calls were made.
There is no suggestion that Williams was behind the calls.
She said: “The defendant admitted making the calls as a prank and said he thought they would be anonymous.”
Truelove, who was not represented in court, declined to make any comment to magistrates about the offence.
The bench committed the case to Liverpool Crown Court, where he is due to be sentenced on January 28.
Ms Griffiths said Truelove could face 12 months in prison.
Altcourse prison, which is privately run, was named the most dangerous in the country for staff in 2014, according to official figures.
There were 150 assaults on guards and other people working at the Fazakerley prison in 2014 – more than any other facility in England and Wales.
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