Maoist 'slave' thought to be the daughter of a member who died in mysterious circumstances

Sian Davies, left, is thought to be the mother of 'slave' Rosie Davies, also known as Prem Maopimduzi Davies Photo: ITV NEWS By Martin Evans, and Claire Duffin and Ben Riley-Smith

10:30PM GMT 26 Nov 2013

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The 30-year-old woman who has spent her entire life as part of a Maoist cult in south London is the daughter of a sect member who died after falling out of a window, it can be revealed.

The girl, who police described as having virtually no normal contact with the outside world, is understood to be the daughter of Sian Davies, who was killed in mysterious circumstances in 1997.

Despite telling neighbours her name was Rosie Davies, it can now be revealed that she was named Prem Maopimduzi Davies, which translates as revolution in Swahili.

Her mother, who was originally from Wales, became one of the most ardent members of Aruvindan Balakrishnan’s Maoist sect and was arrested numerous times for her political activities.

Aruvindan Balakrishnan (ITV NEWS)

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Having moved to London in the early 1970s to study, she and her boyfriend were recruited to the Workers Institute of Marxism Leninism Mao Zedong Thought.

Eventually her boyfriend’s family became so concerned for his welfare that they virtually kidnapped him for his own safety, according to relatives of Miss Davies.

It is not clear whether he was the father of Miss Davies’ daughter, but when she died in 1997, the collective effectively adopted her daughter who was 14 at the time.

Miss Davies died seven months after falling out of a bathroom window at a house in Shakespeare Road in Herne Hill.

Last night Miss Davies’ cousin Eleri Morgan said she and her brother would be willing to take a DNA test to prove that Rosie or Prem as she was known by her mother, is their relative.

The property in Herne Hill where Sian Davies fell out of a bathroom window, dying seven months later from her injuries (JACK TAYLOR/NATIONAL PICTURES)

Miss Morgan, a retired teacher who lives in south London, told ITV news: “From looking at the papers today and looking at photos I have of Sian when she was younger, no one can dispute there is a likeness there.”

She added: “We’d always wondered if Sian had any children and I know her mother was always wondering if she had grandchildren.

“So it’s such a shame, if this turns out to be Sian’s daughter, that they didn’t have the compassion to let her know. We’ll have to wait and see.”

Miss Morgan added: “When Sian was lying in King’s hospital for seven months, I believe they did know where I lived, which was down the road from King’s. I could have seen her. Her mother could have had the chance to have said her goodbyes to her. That is unforgivable.”

She went on: “I have no problem about meeting her at all because she could be part of the family. I’d be very happy to do that and so would my brother, be very happy to see her.”

“Hopefully some of the women in the house may well have been the ones who were there when Sian was with them all those years ago.

“I certainly feel there is far more information that needs to be found about her death.”

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Lee Rigby trial: police woman thought she was going to die as man ran at her with meat cleaver, court hears

In an image released by the Metropolitan Police, Michael Adebowale is shown on the south footpath of Artillery Place  By Tom Whitehead, Security Correspondent

9:16PM GMT 03 Dec 2013

The moments when armed police shot two Islamist fanatics suspected of murdering soldier Lee Rigby were shown to a jury on Tueday.

One officer told the court she feared she was about to die as a man ran at her vehicle waving a bloodied cleaver, but her colleague “instinctively” shot him in a split-second decision.

Three armed officers arrived at the scene in Woolwich, south-east London, after bystanders saw 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby run over and then hacked to death in daylight in May.

His alleged attackers, Michael Adebolajo 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, waited for police to arrive before running at them. CCTV footage was shown to the Old Bailey jury on the third day of the murder trial.

One officer, identified only as E48 and giving evidence from behind a screen, said he had “very little time” to act as Adebolajo bore down on their police car with a meat cleaver and knife.

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“He almost instantly broke into a sprint and I realised we were being attacked,” said the officer. “I seemed to react instinctively.”

He said a female colleague who had been driving was “defenceless” in the front seat, adding: “The second he started sprinting at us still in possession of that knife I made the decision to fire.”

In a written statement, his female colleague, referred to as D49, said: “I saw a black male running at me waving both his hands in the air in a chopping motion. In his right hand I saw what I call a meat cleaver or a machete.

“I instantly thought, 'He’s going to kill me’.”

The force of E48’s shot threw Adebolajo to the ground and the three officers then leapt out of the car and saw Adebowale, who was holding a gun.

D49 said: “I thought, 'Oh my God he’s going to shoot me’. I feared for my life.” The third officer then shot Adebowale but the attacker raised his gun while lying on the ground.

E48 told the jury: “I’ve still got a distinct image in my mind of him holding a black revolver in his hand which I clearly saw, which struck me as unusual because he’d just been shot.”

Police fired again at the hand holding the gun and shot Adebowale’s thumb off.

The officers then immediately administered first aid, said E48, adding: “Once the threat is neutralised we have a duty of care to all persons to save life, no matter who they are.”

Earlier, the court was shown a video clip of Adebolajo telling members of the public he had attacked Fusilier Rigby in retaliation for British soldiers killing Muslims. He then told paramedic Nicholas Goh: “I don’t want anyone to die, I just want the soldiers out of my country.”.

Adebolajo also told him he wished the bullets had killed him, Richard Whittam QC, prosecuting, said.

In a statement, Stephen Berry, another paramedic, said Adebolajo told him that “British soldiers deserved to die” for raping and killing women “in our lands”.

The defendant later told Pc Melita Vejnovic in hospital that he had never intended to hurt civilians, only the military.

Michelle Nimmo, a witness, said in a statement that one of the alleged attackers had a “smirk” on his face and both men appeared “proud” of what they had done. “They stood around looking proud and posing with the gun and knives. They made no attempt to run away.”

Her mother, Tina, broke down in tears as she gave evidence in person. She said she had pleaded with the two attackers to stop, shouting and swearing at them.

Sarah Riordan, another witness, who was heavily pregnant at the time, said in her statement that she began experiencing “contracting pains” as events unfolded, but was given the all clear at hospital.

Abebolajo and Adebowale both deny murdering the soldier, as well as counts of attempted murder of a police officer and conspiracy to murder.

The case continues.

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