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British ‘Beatle’ terrorist given life sentence over deaths of Western hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, showed no emotion as judge Thomas Selby Ellis delivered his verdict.

The Independent UK

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ El Shafee Elsheikh jailed for life for role in hostage murder plot

A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after being convicted for his role in the murder of American hostages in Syria.

Evening Standard

Islamic State 'Beatle' El Shafee Elsheikh jailed for life for role in hostage murders

Elsheikh was given a life sentence for each of the eight counts he was convicted of in April, which are due to run concurrently.

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British Isis ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing hostages

Elsheikh was a member of the notorious ‘Beatles’ terror cell, known for their brutal treatment of captives

The Independent UK

ISIS Beatle's journey from QPR footballer hopeful to evil executioner as he's jailed

El-Shafee Elsheikh or "Jihadi Ringo" was one of four ISIS hostage takers named after "The Beatles" because of their British accents - who became infamous for their capacity to dole out cruel and unusual punishments

Daily Mirror

ISIS Beatle torturer to die in max-security prison as monster is sentenced to life

El Shafee Elsheikh was known as the main torturer of the ISIS Beatles terror cell - and was found guilty in April of killing 27 hostages in Syria including Brits David Haines and Alan Henning

Daily Mirror

Inside the prison ISIS Beatle will be sent to reserved for 'world's most dangerous'

Convicted ISIS Beatle member El Shafee Elsheikh is expected to serve his time at the Florence Administrative Maximum Facility in Colorado after for his role in terror killing of Scots aid worker David Haines and several others.

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ISIS ‘Beatle’ Faces Life Sentence for Us Hostage Deaths

A member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," is to be sentenced in a US court on Friday for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria. El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after being convicted in Alexandria, Virginia, in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Inside maximum security prison ISIS Beatle will go to - from where nobody escaped

ISIS Beatle member El Shafee Elsheikh is set for decades inside the 'Alcatraz of the Rockies' when he is sentenced today. Prisoners held there survive in near-continuous solitary confinement

Daily Mirror

British ‘Beatle’ IS terror cell member to be sentenced in US

El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, was found guilty of his role in a hostage-taking scheme which involved torturing, beating, and executing prisoners.

The Independent UK

‘Beatles’ terror cell members were identified after EDL counter-demo in London

Alexanda Kotey was jailed in April for his part in the torture and murder of American hostages, while El Shafee Elsheikh will be sentenced on Friday.

The Independent UK

Islamic State: Aine Davis arrested in UK on terrorism charges

Davis was held at Luton airport following his release from prison in Ankara after seven-and-a-half-years

The Guardian - UK

‘Jihadi Paul’ Aine Davis to be deported back to UK on release from Turkish prison

Turkish sources said they didn’t want their country to become a “dumping ground” for Western extremists

Evening Standard

Daughter of Scots aid worker to come face to face with evil IS terrorist who killed her dad

In April, Alexandra Kotey, 38, was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to terror offences against hostages in Syria – including David Haines in 2014.

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ISIS Beatles victim's daughter to face killer who beheaded dad and hand him note

Bethany Haines' dad David was killed by Alexanda Kotey and the so-called ISIS Beatles – four Londoners who turned jihadists and wreaked devastation in Syria. Justice caught up with Kotey in 2018

The Independent UK

Qatar, key US ally, faces new accusations of terror funding

Qatar is facing new scrutiny over alleged financial ties to terrorism in a lawsuit from the family of a beheaded American journalist and a separate federal investigation of a member of the country’s royal family

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Beatle' Gets Life Sentence for ISIS Beheadings

Alexanda Kotey, part of the ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was sentenced to life in prison Friday, with relatives of victims addressing him and another member directly in the US court. Kotey, a 38-year-old former British national, pleaded guilty in September, admitting his role in the deaths of…

Wales Online

‘Beatles’ terror victims were 'undeniably heroes' - US judge

Alexanda Amon Kotey, 38, originally from Paddington, London, showed no emotion as he was handed eight life sentences for his crimes

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‘Beatles’ terror victims were ‘undeniably heroes’ – US judge

Alexanda Amon Kotey, 38, originally from Paddington, London, showed no emotion as he was handed eight life sentences for his crimes.

The Independent UK

Athea Haines: It’s not easy to be the girl whose dad was killed by terrorists

The eleven-year-old daughter of a hostage killed by so-called Islamic State faced one of the men responsible for her father’s death in US court.

The Independent UK

'Beatle' gets life sentence for Islamic State beheadings

A British national who played a key hole in a scheme by the Islamic State to kidnap and kill Western hostages a decade ago has been sentenced to life in prison

Manchester Evening News

Daughter of murdered aid worker Alan Henning comes face-to-face with member of Islamic State terror cell dubbed The Beatles in US court

Moments before Alexandra Kotey was jailed for life for his part in the murder of western hostages, Alan's daughter Lucy told the court about her feelings of guilt

Daily Record

Brother of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines 'forgives' Isis terrorist over killing

Alexanda Amon Kotey, 38, has been jailed for life after admitting his role in the murder of US hostages in Syria.

Reuters

Islamic State 'Beatle' sentenced to life for murdering U.S. hostages

A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a lifetime prison sentence on a member of an Islamic State militant group nicknamed "The Beatles" that beheaded American hostages, at a hearing where one victim's mother told the defendant, "I will not hate you."

Daily Mirror

Brit ISIS Beatle to avoid toughest prison in US 'Alcatraz of the Rockies' when sentenced

British ISIS Beatle Alexanda Kotey will dodge being sent to the supermax prison ADX Florence when he is sentenced for his crimes tomorrow, following his co-operation with US captors

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