The mother-in-law of one of Australia’s most notorious Islamic state(IS) fighters has pleaded for the government to help her “desperate” daughter and five grandchildren flee the Middle East, saying she made “the mistake of a lifetime.
Karen Nettleton’s emotional appeal for help came after reports that her son-in-law khaled sharrouf and his friend Mohamed Elomar were killed in fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week, although officials yesterday suggested they may have died in Syria.
Sharrouf gained global infamy last year when he posted pictures on Twitter of himself and his seven-year-old, Sydney-raised son holding up the severed heads of slain soldiers in Syria.
He married off one of his other children, when she was only 13, to his friend and follow jihadi fighter Elomar, who was also pictured with severed heads.
They all left for Syria in 2013.
“with the deaths of Mohamed Elomar and likely Khaled Sharrouf, my daughter and grandchildren more than ever need the love and care of their family to help them recover from the trauma, abuse and terrors of war they have experienced,” Ms Nettleton said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Unlike millions of displaced people in Iraq and Syria, they have a place to come home to.”
She added that “my daughter made the mistake of a lifetime.”
“Today she is a parent alone in a foreign and vicious land looking after a widowed 14-year-old and four other young children.
She implored Prime Minister Tony Abbott, I beg you, please help bring my child and grandchildren home.
While the deaths of the two men have not been confirmed, Canberra yesterday said there “is a high level of certainty in relation to Elomar” but that there was “less certainty in relation to Sharrouf.”
Mr Abboo, whose government yesterday introduced new laws into to parliament to strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship, said he felt for the children.
But he warned that if Ms Nettleteton’s daughter Tara, who converted to Islam and married Sharrouf 10 years ago, returned home she would face “signify-cant consequences”.
Mr Abbott did not offer to help her return.
“You can’t convict the kids on the basis of the crimes of the parents but neverthe-less, they will be dealt with in exactly the same way as the families of criminals are normally dealt with,” he said.
“These aren’t the first Australians who have committed very serious crimes over-seas, who have families. They will be dealt with in the normal way.”
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said no decision would be made until they have confirmed Sharrouf’s death. AFP
The mother-in-law of one of Australia’s most notorious Islamic state(IS) fighters has pleaded for the government to help her “desperate” daughter and five grandchildren flee the Middle East, saying she made “the mistake of a lifetime. Karen Nettleton’s emotional appeal for help came after reports that her son-in-law khaled sharrouf and his friend Mohamed Elomar were killed in fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week, although officials yesterday suggested they may have died in Syria. Sharrouf gained global infamy last year when he posted pictures on Twitter of himself and his seven-year-old, Sydney-raised son holding up the severed heads of slain soldiers in Syria.He married off one of his other children, when she was only 13, to his friend and follow jihadi fighter Elomar, who was also pictured with severed heads.They all left for Syria in 2013.“with the deaths of Mohamed Elomar and likely Khaled Sharrouf, my daughter and grandchildren more than ever need the love and care of their family to help them recover from the trauma, abuse and terrors of war they have experienced,” Ms Nettleton said in a statement on Tuesday.“Unlike millions of displaced people in Iraq and Syria, they have a place to come home to.”She added that “my daughter made the mistake of a lifetime.”“Today she is a parent alone in a foreign and vicious land looking after a widowed 14-year-old and four other young children.นาง implored นายกรัฐมนตรีโทนี่ Abbott ฉันขอให้คุณ กรุณาช่วยนำลูกและหลานที่บ้านของฉันในขณะที่ไม่ได้ยืนยันการเสียชีวิตของคนสอง แคนเบอร์ราเมื่อวานนี้กล่าวว่า "มีแน่นอนสัมพันธ์กับ Elomar ในระดับสูง" แต่ว่า มี "น้อยแน่นอนเกี่ยวกับ Sharrouf"นาย Abboo รัฐบาลที่นำกฎหมายใหม่ในรัฐสภาจะเชื่อมโยงกับการก่อการร้ายของสัญชาติของชาวสองเมื่อวานนี้ กล่าวว่า เขารู้สึกว่าเด็ก ๆแต่เขาเตือนว่า ถ้าลูกสาวนางสาว Nettleteton ธารา ที่แปลงเป็นอิสลาม และแต่งงาน Sharrouf 10 ปีที่ผ่านมา ส่งกลับบ้าน เธอจะเผชิญกับ "มีความหมายต้อนผล" นาย Abbott ไม่ได้มีเพื่อช่วยให้เธอกลับ"คุณไม่สามารถวิคเด็กตามอาชญากรรมของผู้ปกครอง แต่น้อย neverthe พวกเขาจะถูกจัดการในเดียวเป็นครอบครัวของอาชญากรจะโดยปกติดำเนินการ เขากล่าวว่า"เหล่านี้ไม่ได้ที่แรกออสเตรเลียที่มีความมุ่งมั่นที่อาชญากรรมที่ร้ายแรงมากเกินซีส์ ที่มีครอบครัว พวกเขาจะได้แจกด้วยวิธีปกติ"มุขนายกจูลี่รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศกล่าวว่า ไม่ตัดสินใจจะทำจนกว่าจะได้ยืนยันการเสียชีวิตของ Sharrouf AFP
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