Mother 'not failed bomber's wife'

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A woman who had three children with 21 July would-be bomber Hussain Osman says she is not his wife and never lived with him, the Old Bailey has heard.

Yeshi Girma, 31, is accused of failing to report Osman to police despite knowing of his plans for "carnage and mass murder".

Prosecutors say she is Osman's wife and also helped him flee to Brighton after the attacks in London in 2005 failed.

Ms Girma, from Stockwell, south London, denies withholding information.

Charges denied

She told the court that apart from the times Osman came to visit their children at her flat she did not know where he was.

She told the Old Bailey that she was not married, had never been married, and had never lived with Osman - despite them having three sons together, now aged nine, four and three.

"I don't know what he [Osman] was doing," she said.

"He only came when he wanted to, once a week, or sometimes once every two weeks."

Ms Girma denies charges that she had information about terrorism and "without reasonable excuse" failed to disclose it.

Alongside her in the dock is her brother, Esayas Girma, 22, also from Stockwell, and sister, Mulu, 23, from Brighton.

Also on trial are Shadi Abdelgadir, 24, and Omer Almagboul, 22, from Brighton.

All the defendants deny assisting Osman to escape after bombs carried by him and others failed to ignite on Tube trains and a bus in July 2005.

They all also deny failing to disclose information about Osman's involvement in the 21 July attacks.

The trial was adjourned until Wednesday.