Shamima Begum: ‘Silly little girl’ who fled UK for Isis at 15 may finally account for actions in court

Analysis: Ruling that Begum should be allowed to return to Britain for legal battle, the Court of Appeal said proceedings must determine why and how she left. Lizzie Dearden reports

Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, Amira Abase, 15, schoolgirls at Bethnal Green Academy in east London, fled to Syria in February 2015 (Metropolitan Police/EPA)

The last photo of Shamima Begum on British soil shows her strolling through security at Gatwick airport, wearing a bright top and leopard-print jacket.

Then 15, she was about to fly to Turkey with fellow Bethnal Green Academy pupils Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana.

Begum was travelling on her older sister’s passport, and all three girls wore bright western clothing that let them blend in with holidaymakers during the half-term break.