Alexanda Kotey of the so-called ‘Beatles’ terror cell given a life sentence for each of the eight counts he pleaded guilty to
A member of an Islamic State group that beheaded western hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed “the Beatles” for their British accents, has been sentenced to life in prison in the US.
Alexanda Kotey, 38, originally from Paddington, London, stood motionless as judge Thomas Selby Ellis delivered his verdict at Alexandria district court, Virginia, while members of his victims’ families watched.
