A 32-year-old woman from south east London has been jailed for more than five years for funding her husband's terrorist activity.

Khranjit Nijjer, pleaded guilty to two counts of funding terrorism for her husband, who police believe was fighting for ISIS in Syria.

Nijjer was arrested after a payment of £1,500 was made to her husband, who was stationed in Syria at the time. After investigation, officers determined the payment had been made from London.

After tracing the money to Nijjer, she admitted she had sent the funds to her husband but claimed she was unaware about his links to ISIS.

However, when police searched her computer, they found conversations between the couple that suggested she was fully aware of his terrorist activity.

Further investigation by the National Terrorism Financial Investigation Unit revealed Nijjer had sent a total of £5,500 to her husband between January and August of 2015.

Nijjer was arrested in August 2016 and charged with funding terrorism in November 2017. On Wednesday (June 6) she was handed a jail sentence of five years and three months.

DC superintendent Alexis Boon said: "Whilst she initially tried to deny she was funding her husband’s terrorist activity, the evidence that the investigation team pieced together meant that ultimately, she was left with little option but to plead guilty to the offences.

“The work of the National Terrorism Financial Investigation Unit is extremely important as it works to identify and cut off the supply of resources and funding to organised terrorist groups and those supporting them.

“Anyone involved in this kind of funding activity can expect to be investigated, arrested and brought to justice, just as Nijjer has in this case.”