'Warped' hoaxer, 64, who waged six-week campaign of terror with string of bogus ISIS chemical...

Gary Preston sent letters containing a white powder to 21 locations in 2013A 'warped' hoaxer who waged a six-week campaign of terror with bogus chemical attacks against schools, shopping centres and businesses has been told he faces a lengthy jail term.

However, fears that the envelopes contained ricin or another toxic substance turned out to be misplaced after it was found to be harmless talcum powder. Locations targeted in the 2013 campaign included the Westfield shopping malls in east and west London, two primary schools in Braintree, Essex, the DVLA headquarters in Swansea and Transport for London premises.

Neighbours described how he came to the authorities' attention a few weeks earlier after sparking a security alert. Another woman who lives in the street said: 'Fire engines and police cars turned up, it was about 10am. The fireman knocked on the window downstairs and asked him to come out. They were talking to him through the window and trying to persuade him to come out and the fireman was saying there was white powder everywhere .

In police interviews, Preston claimed he had no recollection of the terror offences as he was suffering from dementia. Three months later Preston admitted indecent assault and possessing an offensive weapon in relation to the Rainham assault.

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