51-year-old volunteer who helped victims of Grenfell tragedy denies inciting hate on Facebook “after making two antisemitic posts over the past two years”.

  • Grenfell victim’s volunteer denies inciting hate on Facebook
  • Tahra Ahmed (51), allegedly held two antisemitic posts in the span of two years
  • Her trial has been fixed for January 5 and was granted bail ahead of the trial
  • Grenfell fire, 2017, killed 72 people when flames spread through combustible roofing 










A woman who worked as a volunteer with victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster has denied stirring up racial hatred on Facebook after allegedly making two anti-Semitic posts over two years.

Tahra Ahmad, 51, is accused of publishing racist posts to her account, between January 26, 2016, and January 26, 2018, according to the Old Bailey.

Ahmed is accused of posting material that was ‘threatening and abusive or insulting in an attempt to stir up racial hate or, having regard for all the circumstances, where racial hate was likely to be stirred up’

Tahra Ahmed (pictured), 51, from Tottenham, London, who ran a volunteer network for Grenfell Tower survivors, has denied stirring up racial hatred on Facebook

Tahra Ahmed (pictured), 51 years old, is from Tottenham, London. She ran a volunteer network to help Grenfell Tower survivors.

Ahmed, who ran workshops for those affected by the Grenfell tragedy, appeared in court wearing a red top and formal black trousers

Ahmed, who ran workshops for victims of the Grenfell tragedy in Grenfell, appeared in court wearing formal black trousers and a red top. 

Ahmed, who ran workshops for victims of the Grenfell tragedy in Grenfell, appeared in court wearing a red top, formal black trousers, and a formal black shirt. 

She was allowed to sit at the back and plead not guilty on two charges of publishing written material that stirred up racial hate. Her trial was scheduled for January 5, 2019. 

Ahmed, from Tottenham, was granted bail before the trial.

72 people were killed in the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire. The flames spread via combustible coating through the 24-storey tower. 

The devastating Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 killed 72 people when flames spread through the 24-storey tower via combustible cladding

In 2017, 72 people were killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. The flames spread from the tower’s 24-storey heights via combustible plaster. 

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