Brit IS ‘Beatle’ Alexanda Kotey sentenced to life in jail for his role in killings of Western hostages

BRIT ISIS member Alexanda Kotey has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the killing of Western hostages in Syria. The London-born jihadi was one of the so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. Alexanda Kotey was handed a life sentence for his role in the killing of Western hostages in SyriaAP Kotey, along with ringleader Mohammed Emwazi, known as Jihadi John, and El Shafee Elsheikh were responsible for the brutal killings of several Western hostages, including Alan Henning and David Haines. The 38-year-old was emotionless as Judge Thomas Selby Ellis handed his verdict down at Alexandria District Court, Virginia, as Kotey’s family watched on from the public gallery. He was given a life sentence for each of the eight counts he pled guilty to and which are being run concurrently. Judge Ellis described the sick jihadi’s actions as “egregious, violent and inhumane”. Speaking of Kotey’s victims, the judge said: “These were not prisoners of war, these weren’t soldiers in the field… they were soldiers for good.”