An article published in The Guardian described what happened: "Police arrived at the Solihull home of Paul Newey, 49, on 11 December with a warrant and proceeded to search his flat and seize laptops and mobile phones. Newey was arrested and taken to a police station for questioning, along with his 18-year-old son Sam, who was also threatened with arrest."

The pair were questioned for 13 hours about Newey’s elder son Dan Newey, 27, who left the UK in 2017 and travelled to north-eastern Syria to join the YPG (People’s Protection Units) a force, reminded The Guardian, "supported by western countries in the five-year battle against Isis. Newey returned to Syria in October, after Turkey launched an attack on the YPG.

Newey was charged with support for terrorism and material support for terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000, held for four days and released on bail. A court date has not yet been set."