Knives, knuckledusters, Islamic flag: Inside a Melbourne terrorist's bedroom

Knives, knuckle dusters, a taser disguised as an iPhone and a Shahada flag bearing Islamic text across an entire wall are just some of the items found by police inside the room of a teenage terrorist who will spend at least seven years behind bars for his plans to behead a police officer on Anzac Day.

Seven News was given an exclusive look at the evidence that helped convict Sevdet Besim, the teen who planned to bring terror to Melbourne.

The chilling bedroom, inside Besim’s family home, was the base from which the 18-year-old stockpiled weapons in preparation for a murderous rampage.

Joint Counter Terrorism police smashed their way inside the Melbourne home in April last year, after British police intercepted and passed on conversations between Besim and a 14-year-old boy in northern England.

Police alleged the pair had discussed a plan in which Besim would arm himself with a knife, run down a police officer on Anzac Day and behead them.

Alarmingly, officers also found a letter Besim wrote to his parents talking of a pilgrim burial, and his allegiance to another would-be Melbourne terrorist Numan Haider, who was shot dead when he attacked two officers outside the Endeavour Hills police station.

“Recently my brother Numan carried out his attack this opened my eyes up to the reality of who the enemy is,” Besim wrote.

“Since then a growing feeling within me has led me to decide to carry out my own.”

The letter shows just how close Besim came to carrying out the act of terror.

Earlier this month Besim was sentenced to 10 years’ jail, but will be eligible for parole in seven and a half years.

At the time, Supreme Court Justice Michael Croucher said he couldn’t be satisfied Besim had renounced his potentially deadly extremist beliefs.