Overview
- The Crown Prosecution Service authorized charges against Asaf Afsar, Mark Regan and Liam McGarry over alleged conspiracies to assault at Cambridge and Chesham on 24 December 2025.
- The three appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 5 February and were remanded to join four previously charged co-defendants at the Old Bailey next week.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London is leading the inquiry, with the trio arrested on 3 February as officers conducted five searches across the West Midlands, Warwickshire and London.
- Two additional men arrested on 3 February were released on bail to return in May as inquiries continue.
- Prosecutors described the alleged plots as coordinated, simultaneous assaults, and earlier-charged defendant Doneto Brammer also faces prohibited weapon and arson charges linked to a New Year’s Eve incident targeting Shahzad Akbar’s home.