Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo 'approached by UK Security Services'

Case notes from Michael Adebolajo's meeting with Cage Prisoners. Credit: ITV News/ Cage Prisoners

Michael Adebolajo’s brother-in-law James Thompson spoke to ITV News about repeated attempts by MI5 to recruit Adebolajo as an informant, and repeated contact they had with other family members seeking information about him.

Mr Thompson claims that MI5 contacted him Michael and Michale's other brother:

ITV News UK Editor Lucy Manning reports:

ITV News has also obtained documents that suggest the UK Security Services were trying to recruit Michael Adebolajo and had also approached members of his family and urged them to get him to agree.