As a child he had been “completely fearless” and unable to grasp the consequences of his actions, sometimes jumping into the path of traffic or even starting fires in the house, she added.
Mrs Cleary revealed that Ryan had threatened to slit his wrists when she attempted to stop him accessing the internet and believe it was real as he had attempted to take his life before..
She said had not been outside since Christmas and was concerned how he would be coping. She said she could not believe he was a criminal mastermind.
Mrs Cleary, who has bipolar disorder, spoke to the Daily Mail, as her son was charged with carrying out a series of hacks.
“I might have been able to do more to protect my baby,” she said.
The teenager is due in court accused of accused of attacking the website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
Mr Cleary has also been charged with bringing down the websites of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), in November last year, and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October last year.
His comments came as a friend told the The Sun how the teenager used to inhale lighter fuel.
The teenager’s 22-year-old half brother, Mitchell, added: “He’s not some kind of criminal mastermind ... he’s just a boy.”
It is understood that US investigators are looking into whether Mr Cleary may have been involved in activities in America including a cyber attack on Facebook.
FBI investigators who had been tracking the activities of LulzSec, the international hacking ring, are investigating whether Mr Cleary might have targeted the social networking site which has 500 million users around the world.
They are also looking into suspected attacks on the computer systems of the CIA, the US Senate and Sony.
Mr Cleary is charged with a string of cyber attacks on UK-based websites, but police sources said the investigation into attacks on foreign networks was “ongoing”.
Facebook refused to be drawn on whether anyone had managed to hack into its website or access any of its users’ profiles, many of which contain private information which can only be seen by selected friends.
A spokesman for the California-based firm said it had a regular “dialogue” with the FBI but “would not comment on individual cases”.
Asked whether Facebook had been successfully hacked by anyone, the spokesman said: “We just don’t comment on things like this and we don’t go into details.”
The multi-billion dollar social networking site has had to increase security recently to deal with an increasing number of attempted attacks by hackers.
Even if Mr Cleary is tried and convicted of crimes in the UK, he could still face extradition to the US, as the FBI, which was the driving force behind his arrest, want to question him themselves.
His mother has said that, given his vulnerable state, any attempt to extradite him to the US would be like “putting a noose around his neck”.
The case has parallels with that of Gary McKinnon, the Asperger’s sufferer who has been fighting extradition to the US for six years accused of hacking into the Pentagon IT systems.
Karen Todner, Mr McKinnon’s solicitor, said she hoped the Foreign Office would have “learned lessons” from her client’s case, and that Mr Cleary would be dealt with in the UK.
Anil Rajani, an extradition law expert at IBB Solicitors, said Mr Cleary, would have a strong case for fighting extradition on human rights grounds.
“There would appear to be medical grounds for an appeal against any attempt to extradite him.
“His age and his human rights under the European Convention would also be part of the argument.”
Mr Cleary was arrested at his family home on Monday in a joint operation by Scotland Yard and the FBI.
He will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court later.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London riots: residents vent anger at Boris Johnson - Daily Telegraph
Another woman shouted at the mayor, urging him to resign.
Mr Johnson struggled to make himself heard as he said: ''Tonight we are going to have a huge number of police on the streets.''
He added: ''It is time that people who are engaged in looting and violence stopped hearing economic and social justification for what happened.''
The mayor, who was eventually guided away from the crowds and television cameras, followed other leaders by ending his stay abroad to join efforts to quell the violence that has blighted London.
The move came despite Mr Johnson's aides previously insisting he could deal with the burgeoning crisis remotely as if ''he was sitting in his office''.
Mr Johnson arrived at a cordon outside Clapham Junction station where members of the public gathered.
He was to greeted by the sight of a burnt-out fancy dress shop being hosed down by firefighters, surrounded by litter strewn on the streets and smashed windows.
Crowds of people armed with brooms waited for permission to enter the cordon, which covered St John's Hill and Lavender Hill, to start a clean-up operation - a movement started on Twitter.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
No comments:
Post a Comment