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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Richard Hall

Parents of Kayla Mueller sent personal plea to Isis leader Baghdadi asking for mercy

The parents of American aid worker Kayla Mueller, who was kidnapped by Isis and died in captivity, sent a personal plea to the terror group’s leader in a bid to secure her release.

In emotional testimony at the trial of British Isis fighter El Shafee Elsheikh, Marsha Mueller recounted the great lengths she and her husband Carl had gone to in their efforts to free their daughter.

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