Asma al-Assad: from state school in Acton to murderess of the Middle East - She was once fawned over for her good looks and sharp mind, but is now seen as an accomplice to her husband’s cruelty.

She grew up in Ealing, west London and went to Twyford, a Church of England school in Acton, where she was known as “Emma”. She then moved to private girls’ school Queen’s College in ...

Before she was the wife of Bashar al-Assad, Asma Akhras enjoyed a privileged childhood in a terraced house in Acton, west ...