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 automatic right to be legally represented during the inquiries,