Bin Laden's English daughter-in-law investigated for fraud

Jane Felix-Browne, 51, from Cheshire, has had her income support suspended while officials investigate whether her claim is affected by her marriage to 26-year-old Omar bin Laden in April, who she met in Egypt.

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The former parish councillor insists she told the Department-for Work and Pensions about her marriage at the time.

"My income support is £4.31 a week. That's what the fuss is about," said Ms Felix-Browne.

She denies being a fraudster and said she was returning to the UK to "sort the situation out".

Mrs Felix-Browne, who has been married five times before, met Bin Laden in Egypt last September while she was undergoing treatment for multiple sclerosis.

Her new husband already has a wife and a two-year-old child - under Islamic law men are permitted to have four wives - while Mrs Felix-Browne has three adult sons and five grandchildren.

Mrs Felix-Browne, who will not be using her husband's name, lives in Moulton, Cheshire, where she has various jobs including restoring houses and aircraft.

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Speaking last week about her marriage, she said she was aware some people would be hostile to her marriage.

"I hope people don't judge me too harshly. I married the son, not the father," she said.

She added: "I just married the man I met and fell in love with - to me he is just Omar. I hope people will take a step back and think what it was like when they fell in love.

"He is the most beautiful person I have ever met. His heart is pure, he is pious, quiet, a true gentleman, and he is my best friend."

After their first encounter in September riding round the Pyramids, the pair got talking on a night ride the next day.

"This was the start of our intense friendship that culminated in our marriage," she told the Sun. "I saw him all day, every day. We rode together, ate together and talked non-stop.

"But we were never alone. Omar had little command of the English language, but there was chemistry there.

"We laughed all the time. We were falling in love.

"Omar said that when he is with me he forgets the world and all his problems."

Mrs Felix-Browne returned to Egypt in April, when she proposed to him. They married the same week in a traditional Muslim ceremony.

Friends of Mrs Felix-Browne laughed when she told them in the village pub she had married Osama bin Laden's son.

Regulars in the Lion pub in Moulton, Cheshire, thought she was joking when she said she had tied the knot with Omar Ossama bin Laden.