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| London Tube bomb plotter's helper sacked from council job | London Tube bomb plotter's helper sacked from council job |
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| A council worker who helped a would-be bomber escape has been sacked after her conviction came to light. | A council worker who helped a would-be bomber escape has been sacked after her conviction came to light. |
| Mulumebet Girma was jailed for helping failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman flee after his attempt to kill Tube passengers on 21 July, 2005. | Mulumebet Girma was jailed for helping failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman flee after his attempt to kill Tube passengers on 21 July, 2005. |
| She helped him escape to Brighton before he fled to Rome, where he was arrested. | She helped him escape to Brighton before he fled to Rome, where he was arrested. |
| Ms Girma was employed as a trainee assistant at Southwark Council in 2013 shortly after being released from jail. | Ms Girma was employed as a trainee assistant at Southwark Council in 2013 shortly after being released from jail. |
| The 33-year-old, who graduated in pharmaceutical and chemical sciences from the University of Brighton in 2005, even appeared on the cover of a council magazine to demonstrate the success of an apprenticeship scheme, according to The Sun. | |
| She failed to tell her employer about her criminal record and has since been sacked, the council said. | She failed to tell her employer about her criminal record and has since been sacked, the council said. |
| 'Robust review' | 'Robust review' |
| Eleanor Kelly, chief executive of Southwark Council, said: "As soon as her background came to light we took immediate action and terminated her employment. | Eleanor Kelly, chief executive of Southwark Council, said: "As soon as her background came to light we took immediate action and terminated her employment. |
| "She did not disclose her full offence to the council. During her employment this individual never had access to police watch list data. | "She did not disclose her full offence to the council. During her employment this individual never had access to police watch list data. |
| "We have fully reviewed her activity while she was employed at the council, including her computer usage, and no wrongdoing was uncovered. | "We have fully reviewed her activity while she was employed at the council, including her computer usage, and no wrongdoing was uncovered. |
| "We have also undertaken a robust review of our processes and procedures in light of this incident." | "We have also undertaken a robust review of our processes and procedures in light of this incident." |
| Ms Girma, also known as Mulu, was 24 in 2008 when she was jailed for 10 years. That was reduced to five after an appeal. | Ms Girma, also known as Mulu, was 24 in 2008 when she was jailed for 10 years. That was reduced to five after an appeal. |
| She had been found guilty of assisting an offender and failing to disclose information about Osman's involvement in the attempted attacks. | She had been found guilty of assisting an offender and failing to disclose information about Osman's involvement in the attempted attacks. |
| She was sentenced alongside her sister Yeshi Girma, who is Osman's wife. | She was sentenced alongside her sister Yeshi Girma, who is Osman's wife. |
| Osman, along with Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, and Ramzi Mohammed, tried to detonate rucksacks laden with explosives on three Underground trains - at Shepherd's Bush station, Oval station and Warren Street station, and a bus in Hackney Road. The bombs failed to go off. | Osman, along with Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, and Ramzi Mohammed, tried to detonate rucksacks laden with explosives on three Underground trains - at Shepherd's Bush station, Oval station and Warren Street station, and a bus in Hackney Road. The bombs failed to go off. |
| The attempted attacks came two weeks after four suicide bombers struck in central London, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. | The attempted attacks came two weeks after four suicide bombers struck in central London, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. |
| They were jailed for life in July 2007 after being convicted at London's Woolwich Crown Court of conspiracy to murder. | They were jailed for life in July 2007 after being convicted at London's Woolwich Crown Court of conspiracy to murder. |