A member of the notorious ISIS 'Beatles' cell has been convicted in the US of assisting in the hostage-taking and deaths of four Americans
The last member of the ISIS cell known as the"Beatles," a British group of fighters, was convicted by a jury in Virginia on Thursday of assisting in the kidnapping and deaths of four Americans between 2012 and 2015.
El Shafee Elsheikh was charged with eight counts including four conspiracy charges relating to his work with ISIS and four charges of hostage taking resulting in death of Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig. Over the two-week trial, former hostages testified about the brutal beatings and torture they endured under the three members of the Beatles, who they nicknamed"John, George and Ringo." Elsheikh, according to prosecutors, was"Ringo.
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