Three women accused of funding fighting in Syria

Three women accused of funding Islamist terrorism have appeared at the Old Bailey. Olga Monpeke, 61, Vanessa Atim, 31, and Stella Oyella, 52 are charged with Terrorist Fundraising contrary to section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000 between March and October 2017. Lee Ingham prosecuting said: ‘This is an allegation of entering into an arrangement to pass money that might be used for terrorism by a relative who the Crown say was fighting for Daesh.’ Their fundraising is said to…