Yeshshiemebet Girma

Yeshshiemebet Girma (born c. 1977) was the second person (and first woman) charged under the Terrorism Act over the 21 July 2005 London bombings, along with her sister Muluemebet Girma. She is married to Hussain Osman, who is suspected of attempting to detonate a bomb at Shepherd's Bush tube station. Her charge relates to her failure to supply information that could have helped apprehend one of the suspects of the bombings.

On 11th June 2008 she was convicted of assisting an offender and withholding information from the police. A court heard that she helped Hussain Osman flee police by driving him to Brighton as well as having knowledge of the bomb plot before it was executed. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7448312.stm |title=Wife of 21 July plotter convicted |publisher=BBC News |date=11 June 2008]

On 12th June 2008 she was jailed for 15 years. [citeweb |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7451354.stm |title=21/7 plotter's wife gets 15 years |publisher=BBC News |date=12 June 2008]

ee also

*7 July 2005 London bombings
*21 July 2005 London bombings
*Ismael Abdurahman

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