# Should They Be Allowed to Come Home?

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/kids/should-they-be-allowed-to-come-home/
- Published: 2015-06-24T08:48:20+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

Karen Nettleton, a Grandmother from Peakhurst has written an open letter to the 
Prime Minister pleading for his help in bringing home her daughter Tara, and her
three Grandchildren. �Tara’s husband, terrorist Khaled Sharrouf is missing and presumed
dead in Syria. �To make matters even more horrifying, the 14 year old daughter of
Tara and Khaled Sharrouf has been married off to Mohamed Elomar, a fellow terrorist
in Syria.

Ms Nettleton says that her daughter Tara has made ‘The mistake of her lifetime’.
�Karen has only spoken out now as she is in fear of her grandchildrens lives should
they remain.

Tara Nettleton was only 17 years old when she fell pregnant to Khaled Sharrouf. 
�In 2013, both Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar left Australia to join ISIS in
Syria. �Not long afterwards, his wife Tara and their three children also followed
him to Syria. �Mr Elomar had a wife and four children in Australia who also tried
to travel to Syria to join him, but failed. Mrs Elomar was detained at Sydney Airport
in 2014 and charged with terrorist offences.

Julie Bishop has stated that Australia will not do anything at this stage until 
both Khaled and Mohamed have been confirmed dead.

Prime Minister Abbot has stated that if the family return to Australia, they will
be dealt will under the full severity of the law.

#### **So I ask you, the people of Australia…**

 [Should They Be Allowed to Come Home?](https://polldaddy.com/poll/8947031/)

  **Source:**

News.com.au

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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