London Bridge Jihadi's Widow Granted 15K in Legal Aid, None for Families
1 Feb 2021 The British taxpayer has shelled out over £15,000 to the widow of the mastermind behind the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, while the families of victims were denied similar financial support. Zahrah Rehman — the widow of Islamic State-inspired Pakistani-born husband Khuram Butt — was given £15,660 in legal aid for the inquest into the death of her husband and his two jihadi accomplices. She was provided with a group of stand-funded solicitors as well as a QC during the inquiry. While Rehman was given taxpayer support, the families of the victims were not afforded an automa...