ULEZ Camera Bombing Sentence
Retired Engineer Jailed 15 Years for Bombing London ULEZ Camera
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Key Points
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The ULEZ camera had been installed earlier that day after a camera at the location was cut down in a separate incident.
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CCTV showed a bus passing the site and narrowly missing debris from the blast; police said it missed the debris by seconds.
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Rees was arrested on 18 December 2023, and police found chemicals at his home that could be used to make explosives. He denied involvement and told jurors he believed he had been arrested because of his posts in anti-ULEZ Facebook groups.
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The ULEZ requires drivers to pay a daily charge based on their vehicle’s emissions, and its 2023 expansion to cover all of London prompted local opposition.
Kevin Rees, a 63-year-old retired engineer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for detonating a homemade bomb at a ULEZ camera in Sidcup, southeast London, in December 2023 AOL. The blast damaged cars and property up to 100 meters away, with shrapnel striking a child's bedroom wall — though no one was seriously injured. A bus passing the site narrowly missed debris by seconds Coast FM.
The Attack on the Ultra-Low Emission Zone
Rees deliberately planted explosives at the ULEZ camera on December 14, 2023, just hours after a new camera was installed at the location Seaside Radio. The original camera had been cut down in a separate incident. The ULEZ scheme charges drivers a daily fee based on their vehicle's emissions. The 2023 expansion to cover all of London sparked widespread local opposition.
Police arrested Rees on December 18, 2023, and found chemicals at his home that could be used to make explosives Manx Radio. He denied involvement and blamed his arrest on anti-ULEZ posts he made in Facebook groups. A judge ruled the attack had a terrorism connection Coast FM.
Convictions and Concurrent Sentencing
Rees was convicted of causing an explosion likely to endanger life and possessing three prohibited weapons Three FM. The judge sentenced him to 15 years for the explosion charge. The three-year sentence for weapons offenses will run at the same time, not added on top. He received no separate penalty for his anti-ULEZ activism or online posts.
Close Call: The Bus That Nearly Hit Debris
CCTV footage revealed how dangerous the blast was. A double-decker bus passed the camera site seconds after the explosion, missing scattered debris and shrapnel by mere moments Coast FM. Had the timing been different, passengers could have been killed. Police said the narrow miss showed how reckless Rees's attack had been. The explosion damaged multiple cars parked nearby and property within a 100-meter radius.
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