A “nerdy” autistic heroin user who liked “doing science” has gone on trial charged with making explosive substances in his garden shed.
Harry Whittaker, 33, has denied two allegations of making explosive substances, and four of possessing explosive substances, at the Old Bailey in London. The court heard in April 2024 paramedics were called to his home in Hyde Road, Caddington, near Luton, where he lives with his mother, after he went into anaphylactic shock.
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Source: BBC News
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