Why Australian police are being accused of further radicalising an autistic 13-year-old boy

A recently published decision from a Victorian children’s court magistrate has revealed details of how counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation, after his parents sought help from the authorities. The Guardian's Nino Bucci explains the timeline of the operation which resulted in the boy's arrest, and the court's findings that the operation's conduct fell 'profoundly short of the minimum standards expected of law enforcement'
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State
Reviews under way after 13-year-old autistic boy with Islamic State fixation targeted in undercover operation