Woman from Stratford-upon-Avon guilty of terrorism offences

A woman from Warwickshire has been found guilty of terrorism offences having planned to join Daesh after travelling to Afghanistan.

Farishta Jami has been convicted of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism under Section Five of the Terrorism Act 2006.

The Jury at Leicester Crown Court revealed that Jami, 36 from Stratford-upon-Avon, was planning to travel to Afghanistan with her children and join Daesh.

Having saved £1,200 for one-way tickets to Afghanistan for herself and her children, she had also researched available flights in order to carry out her intentions. Detectives found hidden SIM cards, cash, and passports concealed in her home.

Jami had also shared violent material between 2022-24 on social media, as well as participating in pro-Daesh groups online, as well as researching weaponry and information on an AK47 rifle.

Jami is due to be sentenced today (14th February 2025).

Head of Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands detective chief superintendent Alison Hurst said: “Jami expressed a desire to travel as early as July 2023 and by November she had accumulated a significant amount of cash which crystallised her intention to travel.

“In a two-week period at the end of October/early November, she carried out 22 separate searches of flights to Afghanistan. It is notable that a significant number of the searches were for one-way tickets for herself and her children.

“We welcome today’s verdict, Jami was determined to travel to join ISIS, despite claiming she was planning to visit family but we found no evidence of any contact with her family to arrange a visit to see them in Afghanistan or Pakistan.”