Woman who posted on Facebook that Grenfell victims were burned in ‘Jewish sacrifice’ jailed

A woman who posted anti-Semitic abuse on Facebook in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire has been jailed for 11 months.

In one post Tahra Ahmed, 51, of Lansdowne Road, Haringey, stated that Jewish people were ‘behind ritual torture’ and ‘the murder of children.’

In another post four days after the Grenfell fire on June 18, 2017 she wrote that ‘people trapped in the inferno were burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice’.

The posts were on her personal Facebook account.

In December 2017 the posts were reported to police by the Community Security Trust (CST) and Campaign Against Anti-Semitism.

An investigation by officers from Central West’s Public Protection team was launched.

Ahmed was interviewed under caution about the post but declined to comment. She was charged in May 2021.

Detective Sergeant Ross Burrell said: “The comments posted by Ahmed were grossly offensive, abusive and insulting.

“Her comments showed a clear intent to stir up racial hatred and such vile remarks will not be tolerated.

“Those who seek to deliberately drive our communities apart by spreading such spite can expect to be brought to account.

“We’re here and ready to help anyone who has been affected by someone else’s prejudice, ignorance or violence.”

Ahmed was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, February 11.

She was found guilty at the same court of two counts of stirring up racial hatred by publishing written material on Friday, 14 January.