A teenager who joked about attacking his classmates with homemade guns has been convicted of possession of a firearm and producing explosives.

Sakhile Ntsele, 18, spent years making a collection of weapons in his bedroom, his trial heard.

Police only discovered his armoury after he attacked a family member with a sword he had made from a metal bar in October 2024.

A search of his room uncovered seven improvised explosive devices and five firearms with ammunition.

A shocking internet search history showed he spent hundreds of hours watching videos on how to make shotgun shells at home and build homemade weapons.

He came to the attention of police and other authorities at the age of 14 in 2021 when he was arrested while in possession of 55 rounds of ammunition, some of which he had trie

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