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A woman who said she fantasised about beheading Katie Hopkins has been convicted for helping plot a terror attack. | |
Madihah Taheer, 21, was found guilty of preparing to commit terrorist acts after a court heard she had bought her husband a martial arts dummy so he could practice stabbing techniques. | Madihah Taheer, 21, was found guilty of preparing to commit terrorist acts after a court heard she had bought her husband a martial arts dummy so he could practice stabbing techniques. |
Ummariyat Mirza previously pleaded guilty to planning a knife attack after being arrested in March but his wife had denied knowledge of the plot. | Ummariyat Mirza previously pleaded guilty to planning a knife attack after being arrested in March but his wife had denied knowledge of the plot. |
Woolwich Crown Court was told that Taheer, who was pregnant at the time, squabbled with her husband on WhatsApp about the cost of the knife he wanted to buy, telling him: “They all do the same thing.” | |
The jury heard that the couple viewed and shared Isis propaganda and discussed extremist views before their marriage. | The jury heard that the couple viewed and shared Isis propaganda and discussed extremist views before their marriage. |
“I want you to kill people for me. I have a list,” Taheer, of Birmingham, wrote in September 2015. | “I want you to kill people for me. I have a list,” Taheer, of Birmingham, wrote in September 2015. |
On that list was Ms Hopkins, a commentator known for her controversial columns on Islam, terror and migration. | On that list was Ms Hopkins, a commentator known for her controversial columns on Islam, terror and migration. |
"I fantasise about Katie Hopkins’ head,” Taheer told her husband. “She’s the biggest kuthi of them all.” | "I fantasise about Katie Hopkins’ head,” Taheer told her husband. “She’s the biggest kuthi of them all.” |
Mirza had named Paul Golding, the co-leader of far-right group Britain First, as one of his targets. | |
His sister, 23-year-old Zainub Mirza, previously admitted encouraging the plot by sharing graphic Isis videos and propaganda. | |
The plot is among seven foiled in the UK so far this year, seeing him research potential targets including a synagogue and an RAF careers office. | |
Counter-terror police swooped after an MI5 operation tracking Mirza, who had expressed a desire to travel to Isis territory in Syria alongside his wife. | |
They join several terrorists who have plotted action at home after being unable to join the physical “caliphate” – a phenomenon experts warn is driving a rising terror threat in the UK. | |
Isis recently issued its first formal call for women to carry out terror attacks and join fighting, having previously restricted female followers to supporting its fighters and indoctrinating children. |