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Bomb plotter wife tells of abuse Wife 'was abused by bomb plotter'
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The wife of a terrorist plotter has told a court her husband hit her so hard the imprint of his fingers were left on her face. The wife of a man convicted of plotting to bomb aircraft was hit so hard by her husband that imprints of his fingers were left on her face, a jury heard.
Cossor Ali said she felt her identity was being "erased" at his hands. Cossor Ali told Inner London Crown Court she had felt her identity was being "erased" at his hands.
The Inner London Crown Court was told how she became scared of her domineering husband. She became scared of her husband, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, she said.
Mrs Ali, 28, of Walthamstow, east London, denies failing to pass on information that would be useful in preventing an act of terrorism.Mrs Ali, 28, of Walthamstow, east London, denies failing to pass on information that would be useful in preventing an act of terrorism.
Her husband, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, was convicted in September of plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks. Her husband was convicted in September of plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks.
'Love bite' In her defence, Mrs Ali told the court she had grown up in a moderate household and had been taught to be proud of her parents' adopted country.
Mrs Ali told the court she had grown up in a moderate household and had been taught to be proud of her adopted country.
But she said this changed when she married Ali in 2003, and moved into his family home, which she described as a "culture shock".But she said this changed when she married Ali in 2003, and moved into his family home, which she described as a "culture shock".
'Love bite'
Jurors were told her husband punished her for failing to wear a veil, giving her a "love bite" on her face so she would not forget.Jurors were told her husband punished her for failing to wear a veil, giving her a "love bite" on her face so she would not forget.
The defendant said she found the transition from her family to her husband's "extremely, extremely difficult".The defendant said she found the transition from her family to her husband's "extremely, extremely difficult".
"I felt like my whole identity was being erased," she told the court."I felt like my whole identity was being erased," she told the court.
The court was told she became scared of her husband, especially after he hit her during an argument.
"He slapped me around the face. He really hit me, to the extent that I spun," she told the court, adding: "You could see the imprint of his fingers, you could actually see the hand shape."
She went to a police station with her parents following the incident, but she did not want to go through with prosecuting her husband.
Mrs Ali told the court her husband had very different views on Islam and she was made to feel she was not a good Muslim.Mrs Ali told the court her husband had very different views on Islam and she was made to feel she was not a good Muslim.
The trial continues.The trial continues.