LONDON: The parents of a Muslim convert dubbed “Jihadi Jack” have been found guilty of funding terrorism. John Letts, 58, and Sally Lane, 57, from Oxford, sent their son £223 while he was in Syria despite concerns he had joined the Islamic State group. The parents of a British man dubbed ‘Jihadi Jack’ (Jack Letts – a Muslim convert) who joined Islamic State and fought with the group in Syria and Iraq have been found guilty of funding terrorism.

A former charity fundraiser and an organic farmer have been convicted of funding terrorism by sending cash to their son in Syria. In the words of one judge, they were “two perfectly decent people… in custody because of the love of their child”. And over four years, Lane and Letts battled to avoid trial for sending cash to their son, who had joined the war in Syria and the Islamic State group.

But now they have been found guilty of a serious terrorism-related offences after a trial that came down to evidence of foreseeable consequences. Jack Letts converted to Islam as a 16-year-old. His parents had supported his decision. But two years later in May 2014 evidence began to emerge that he was associating with extremists.

Muslim convert Jack Letts left his home in Oxford at 18 for Jordan and Kuwait for study and tourism. He married Asmaa, whose family were influential in ISIS in Iraq, and they had a child together. A fellow Muslim who knew Jack Letts in Oxford warned his parents their son wanted to go to Syria. (Agencies)