London girl, 16, who ‘married’ ISIS recruiter on Skype is on trial for ‘plotting UK terror attack’
The London-born teenager is said to have married Naweed Hussain, 30, after being prevented from joining him in Syria
A TEENAGE girl who “wed” an IS recruiter on the internet when 16 appeared in court yesterday accused of plotting a UK terror attack with him.
The Londoner is said to have married Naweed Hussain, 30, over Skype in September after being prevented from joining him in Syria.
The next month The Sun revealed he had been trying to lure a number of young Muslim women, including convert and former Page 3 girl Kimberley Miners.
Hussain, also known as Abu Usamah al-Britani, and the accused girl, who cannot be named, allegedly planned to attack a museum.
He is said to have arranged the delivery of “pineapple” hand grenades and a pistol through contacts in this country.
When he was killed in Raqqa the girl, now 17, allegedly communicated with them directly.
Westminster magistrates’ court heard she was told how to use the weapons and asked for help carrying out the attack.
Prosecutor Karen Jones said: “She had a desire to become a martyr.”
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She was charged in April with preparing acts of terrorism and appeared at the Old Bailey wearing a burqa. Yesterday she wore a blue Nike track suit and had tied her long hair in a ponytail.
Her lawyer said she would be pleading not guilty.
He did not ask for bail and she was remanded in custody until August 11. In our exposé a Sun reporter posing as a girl was sent hundreds of messages by Hussain, originally from Coventry.
He sent video and voice recordings from Syria and said they would marry.