Yago Riedijk Now: Is He Alive?

The Daily Mail stated that the husband of Daesh bride Shamima Begum insisted that his marriage to the British schoolgirl was a pleasant one.

The couple had a happy marriage in Syria, according to Yago Riedijk, who was 23 when he wed Begum, who was 15 at the time, despite Begum’s allegations that she was groomed and trafficked.

Begum relocated from her home in east London to Syria in February 2015, where she married Dutch convert and Daesh soldier Riedijk a few days later.

All three of the couple’s children, who were born, passed away from illness or hunger.

Yago Riedijk Now: Is He Alive?

Yes, he is alive. Mr. Riedijk claimed he had tried to flee IS in an interview with the BBC’s Middle East correspondent, Quentin Sommerville.

He claimed to have been tortured while being held captive in Raqqa after Islamists falsely accused him of being a Dutch agent.