A Sydney teenager who allegedly posted on Facebook that the Orlando massacre victims "all deserved it" must remain behind bars as he waits to face terrorism charges.
The red-eyed 17-year-old, whose lawyer said he had been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and suffered from depression and anxiety, covered his face in his hands before wiping away tears as he was led from the Parramatta Children's Court dock late on Thursday by juvenile justice officers.
During an extraordinary bail hearing, the court heard allegations the youth had spent up to three months planning a mass killing and had even obtained a knife he planned to use - and which is yet to be found.
Police have alleged the teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, created an attack map and attempted to erase hard drives in the days before his arrest.
Magistrate Jeffrey Hogg said the allegations levelled against the teenager involved "a very direct statement of intent to commit acts of violence" including "mass killings with a knife".
"He had found a knife with which to carry out those killings but had not disclosed its location (to police)", Mr Hogg said before refusing bail.
The magistrate added that the teenager had also written on his Facebook page "that the victims in the Orlando massacre were people that `all deserved it, every each one of them.
Thank you and God bless for the shootings', with a love-heart emoticon".
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