Mohammed, originally from Eritrea and who lived in Sudan for some time before coming to the UK, investigated making poison while working at a supermarket ready meals factory.<\/p>\n
The court heard he and El-Hassan, 33, of Willesden Lane, north-west London, had exchanged messages about ricin after meeting online.<\/p>\n
El-Hassan wrote on the dating website she was looking for a simple man whom she could “vibe with on a spiritual and intellectual level”.<\/p>\n
By the spring of 2016 the pair were in regular contact on WhatsApp and had met more than once in a London park near El-Hassan’s home.<\/p>\n
The mother-of-two advised fellow divorcee Mohammed on what chemicals he needed for the bomb.<\/p>\n
During sentencing, the judge highlighted Mohammed’s “vast store” of IS propaganda depicting the “abhorrent” acts of murder, including nearly 26,000 images on his phone.<\/p>\n
El-Hassan never objected to being sent the material as her two children slept in her bedroom, and even asked for more, the judge said.<\/p>\n
Even though Mohammed introduced extremism in their relationship, El-Hassan “embraced it and became more and more absorbed by it to the point she became an enthusiastic and encouraging partner”, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n