British Islamic State bride Shamima Begum's baby son has died in Syria, her family's lawyer claims.
The lawyer, Mohammed Tasmin Akunjee, wrote on Twitter: 'We have strong but as yet unconfirmed reports that Shamima Begums son has died. He was a British Citizen.'
Last week it was reported that Shamima and her son Jerah, named after a 7th century Islamic warlord, had been moved from the refugee camp where he was born, after they were “threatened.”
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The teenager and her infant son were moved from the Al-Hol camp in the north of the country due to “safety concerns around her and her baby,” Akunjee.
Shamima, who fled from Bethnal Green in east London to join Islamic State as a 15-year-old, recently said she regretted speaking to the media.
The 19-year-old, who gave birth days after her discovery by a journalist was first reported, said she wished she had kept a low profile.
We have strong but as yet unconfirmed reports that Shamima Begums son has died . He was a British Citizen.
— Mohammed T Akunjee (@MohammedAkunjee) March 8, 2019
The Sun reported that Shamima, who wants to return to the UK but has been stripped of her British citizenship, had received death threats since speaking out about her plight.
The mother and her baby are said to have since been moved to another camp nearer to the Iraqi border.
Akunjee told the paper: “I can confirm that it is our understanding that Shamima has been moved from Al-Hol due to safety concerns around her and her baby.
“We further understand that indeed she and her child had been threatened by others at the Al-Hol camp.”
The development comes after British officials ruled out any effort inside Syria to extract Shamima and her child.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid stripped her of her British citizenship in an effort to block her return.
Shamima’s family pleaded for the mother and her child to be allowed to come back to Britain.
They say the teenager should face justice if she is found to have broken the law by travelling to Syria.
