--- description: The wife of London attacker Khalid Masood has issued a statement through the Metropolitan Police condemning her husband's actions title: London Attacker's Wife Says She's 'Shocked and Saddened' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc273eab5690f775a/6988c0228e06011a32469b45/gettyimages-658341628.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # London Attacker's Wife Says She's 'Shocked and Saddened' by Her Husband's Actions by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2017 9:11 AM CUT  Floral tributes to the victims of the March 22 terror attack are seen on outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, on March 27, 2017 Floral tributes to the victims of the March 22 terror attack are seen on outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, on March 27, 2017Justin Tasllis—AFP/Getty Images by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2017 9:11 AM CUT Rohey Hydara, the wife of London attacker Khalid Masood, has issued a statement condemning her husband’s actions and offering condolences to the families of his victims. “I am saddened and shocked by what Khalid has done. I totally condemn his actions. I express my condolences to the families of the victims that have died, and wish a speedy recovery to all the injured,” Hydara said in a statement issued through the Metropolitan Police, the _Guardian_ [reports](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/28/westminister-attack-khalid-masood-wife-rohey-hydara-saddened-and-shocked "undefined"). “I would like to request privacy for our family, especially the children, at this difficult time,” she added. Hydara’s statement follows recent condemnation of Masood’s actions by his mother Janet Ajao, who [said](http://time.com/4714561/khalid-masood-london-attack-janet-ajao-interview/ "undefined") Monday that she had “shed many tears” for the victims. British counterterrorism officials have said that while Masood’s methods echoed the rhetoric of Islamic State leaders and he had a clear “interest in jihad,” there is [no evidence](http://time.com/4713966/london-attack-khalid-masood-terrorism-ties/ "undefined") that he had ties to international terrorist groups or discussed the planning of his attack with others. \[[_Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/28/westminister-attack-khalid-masood-wife-rohey-hydara-saddened-and-shocked "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4714779/london-attack-masood-wife-victims/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4714779/london-attack-masood-wife-victims/"},"headline":"London Attacker's Wife Says She's 'Shocked and Saddened' by Her Husband's Actions","datePublished":"2017-03-28T09:11:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:03:50.467Z","description":"Rohey Hydara's statement follows condemnation of Khalid Masood's actions by his mother on Monday","url":"https://time.com/4714779/london-attack-masood-wife-victims/","keywords":["United Kingdom","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc273eab5690f775a/6988c0228e06011a32469b45/gettyimages-658341628.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph Hincks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-hincks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc273eab5690f775a/6988c0228e06011a32469b45/gettyimages-658341628.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TOPSHOT-BRITAIN-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-ATTACK","caption":"TOPSHOT-BRITAIN-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-ATTACK","creditText":"Justin Tasllis—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4714779/london-attack-masood-wife-victims/","name":"London Attacker's Wife Says She's 'Shocked and Saddened' by Her Husband's Actions"}}]}] ```