Daesh ‘Beatle’ Kotey sentenced to life in jail by US court
WASHINGTON, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Alexanda Kotey, part of the Daesh kidnap-and-murder cell known as the “Beatles,” was sentenced to life in prison Friday, with relatives of victims addressing him and another member directly in the US court.
Kotey, a 38-year-old former British national, pleaded guilty in September, admitting his role in the deaths of four American hostages in Syria as well as the kidnapping and torture of other journalists and relief workers.