A man had five homemade rockets, 27 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and almost 1.5 kilograms of rocket fuel at his Adelaide home because of his “unhealthy hobby” of manufacturing bombs, a court has heard.
Key points:
- Phillip John Copley was found with homemade rockets and improvised explosives
- Lawyers told court that making explosives was an “unhealthy hobby” of his
- He has pleaded guilty to seven charges and will be sentenced next month
Lawyers for Phillip John Copley told the District Court that his hobby of building the explosive devices became more sophisticated over time as an “exercise…
