Safiyya Amira Shaikh
Safiyya Amira Shaikh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michelle Ramsden 1983 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Plotting to blow up St Paul's Cathedral |
| Movement | ISIL |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, formerly Michelle Ramsden, is a British woman convicted of plotting to bomb St Paul's Cathedral in London. She is thought to be the first lone female Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) bomb plotter in the UK. She was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2020.