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Expelled University of Reading student jailed for bomb hoaxes
Overview
Muzammil Ayyaz, a 31-year-old student expelled from the University of Reading, has been sentenced to two years in prison after making bomb hoaxes targeting the institution's Whiteknights campus.
Key points
- Muzammil Ayyaz was expelled from the University of Reading in March 2023.
- He made more than 800 threatening calls to the university across 17 different days between June and September 2023.
- Ayyaz made two calls in September 2023 falsely claiming bombs had been planted on the Whiteknights campus.
- Emergency services attended the site, but no explosives were found.
- He was found guilty of two counts of making a bomb hoax at Reading Crown Court and jailed for two years.
- Ayyaz received a five-year restraining order preventing him from contacting university staff or visiting its campuses.