London terror attacker’s daughter ‘converted to Islam, changed her name and wears a burka’ sparking bitter battle with ex-partner who dumped him
Businesswoman Jane Harvey dumped Khalid Masood after he was jailed for GBH
THE bitter secrets of terror attacker Khalid Masood’s tangled love-life emerged last night.
The crazed jihadi, 52, left behind a trail of broken relationships before launching the carnage that claimed four innocent lives.
He caused fury from the mother of his first daughter after getting the youngster to convert to Islam, which saw her covered from head to toe in a burka.
Yesterday, police were still trying to understand the warped motive that sparked Wednesday’s massacre in Westminster.
But as their investigation continues, The Sun can today reveal details of Masood’s troubled family past.
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It involves two lovers, one wife and at least three children — with the Muslim convert’s new faith at the centre of it all.
Masood, who was born Adrian Elms, met his first partner Jane Harvey while working together at Aaron Chemicals in Bodiam, East Sussex, in the late 1980s.
Then a swaggering salesman in his 20s, and calling himself “Ade”, he quickly won over his younger colleague during drinks at the lively Roebuck pub in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
The pair quickly became an item, with Jane, four years “Ade’s” junior, moving in with her new man.
As their careers blossomed, the couple moved to the sleepy village of Northiam, near Rye in East Sussex, and started a family.
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In 1992, they celebrated the arrival of their first daughter, Andi Jay, before Teegan Adrienne followed six years later.
Masood already had a minor conviction for criminal damage, dating back to 1983, and pals have since told of his violent temper.
Yesterday, one friend recalled how Jane, now 48, had put up with her partner’s rages, which often ended up with cops being called.
The pal said: “It was a very nasty time and the police spoke to Adrian on many occasions.
“I think the mother was very glad to get out of the relationship.
“When she did, we were all very happy for her.”
The final straw for Jane, who is still managing director at the same chemicals firm, came in 2000 after more than nine years together.
Masood’s temper boiled over during a spat at his local pub in July that year with cafe owner Piers Mott.
Masood, then 35, flew into a fury after an argument with “racial overtones” and slashed Mott’s face with a knife.
The wound left Mott needing 20 stitches and Masood was later jailed for two years.
In a CV obtained by The Sun yesterday, Masood claimed to still be working for Bodiam at the time.
In fact, he was in prison — and Jane had decided enough was enough.
The pair split and Masood moved 30 miles west to Eastbourne in 2003.
But he was soon in trouble again, charged with attempted murder after a street brawl the same year.
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It was then, while on remand and facing trial, that Masood is believed to have been radicalised. His conversion would later cause a bitter row with Jane, who is said to be “not at all” religious, over the direction of their daughters’ lives.
Friends recalled seeing Andi, now 24, following her conversion to Islam aged 18.
One said: “She was covered head to toe and said she never went out of the house unless she was covered up.
“Jane was very upset when she converted but she was over 18 and there was not much she could do about it.”
And yesterday a friend told how Jane and Masood had waged war over his bid to convert Teegan to Islam two years ago.
The pal said: “The elder daughter had already converted to Islam and was living in Birmingham.
“She wore a full face veil and I think had changed her name.
“It was her father who had helped convert her.
“Her father wanted the younger daughter to convert but her mother was against it and there was quite a family struggle.
I know the mother was very upset and wanted her to stay at home where she could continue her studies.”
There is no suggestion Jane or her daughters had any extremist beliefs or were aware of Masood’s terror plot.
In fact, Masood’s ties to Jane were all but cut following his release from prison in 2003.
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After being cleared by a jury of attempted murder and GBH, but convicted of possession of a knife, he wasted little time moving on.
It was only a year later, in 2004 that Masood married marketing assistant Farzana Malik, in Medway, Kent.
It was during this time he qualified as an English language teacher and moved to Saudi Arabia.
After his relationship with Farzana failed, by 2010 Masood had hooked up with a third partner, Rohey Hydara, in Luton, Beds.
It may not be coincidence it is a town with a history of Islamic extremism, playing host to hate preacher Anjem Choudary and a series of radical plots.