Muslim convert’s mum and dad to stand trial for funding terrorism after son ‘fled to join ISIS in Syria’
Parents accused of sending £1,700 to ISIS fighter son Jack
THE parents of a suspected British ISIS fighter known as "Jihadi Jack" are due to stand trial in January next year.
John Letts and Sally Lane are accused of sending hundreds of pounds to their 20-year-old son Jack Letts - who is believed to have joined ISIS back in 2014.
Letts, 55, and his 54-year-old wife, from Oxford, appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday for a preliminary hearing.
He wore a grey suit, blue shirt and tie, and she wore a floral print dress. Both spoke only to confirm their details.
Mr Justice Saunders set a trial date of January 9 next year at the London court, which is expected to last up to four weeks.
The mum and dad are charged with three counts of funding terrorism by allegedly sending their son £223 on September 2 last year, £1,000 on December 31 2015 and £500 on January 4 2016.
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Lane is also charged with two counts of allegedly attempting to send two payments of £500 on January 4 this year.
Jack Letts was suspected of being the first white Brit to join the terror group after he left his Oxford home and travelled to war-ravaged Syria in 2014.
The 20-year-old reportedly goes by the name Abu Mohammed and married an Iraqi woman with whom he has a son, Muhammed.
His parents, of Chilswell Road, Oxford, were both released on bail and ordered to appear for a plea hearing on November 17 at the Old Bailey.
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