Jailed teen ‘would have gone on killing spree’

A judge has jailed a teenager for life because it was “only a matter of time” before the loner carried out a massacre at his former college.

Liam Lyburd, 19, had amassed a fearsome arsenal of pipe bombs, a Glock semi-automatic pistol, 94 expanding bullets, a machete, and a “kill bag”, and planned revenge on Newcastle College.

It had kicked him out for bad behaviour. His plan to go on a killing spree was foiled by a concerned Facebook contact, who saw his online rants and alerted the police.