A Punjabi woman facing the charges of being engaged in conduct in the preparation of terrorism has appeared at Birmingham Crown Court.
Sandeep Samra is alleged to have applied for a passport, sought advice on getting to Syria to help the so-called Islamic State.
The 18-year-old was born and brought up in a Sikh family in Coventry, West Midlands in UK.
Samra converted to Islam at age of 15, but had not told her parents, the court has heard.
She pleaded guilty to a single count of supporting terrorism by attempting to travel to Syria between 1 June and 31 July last year. But she denied intending to carry out any acts of violence.
Samra explained she had wanted to leave the UK after her family knew about her religion conversion to Islam.
Prosecutors allege that messages on her mobile phone show she was "going for death" and to "join with the brothers".
Sandeep Samra is facing a trial-of-issue at Birmingham Crown Court Source: Supplied
The court heard messages on two phones belonging to Samra containing the messages "I'm not going there for safety, I am going there for death" and "May Allah give me death in the cause."
Sarah Whitehouse QC said, "In July 2015, when she was 16 years old, it is apparent from WhatsApp messages found on her telephone that she had become a supporter of Islamic State.”
Ms Whitehouse mentioned the teenager first applied for a passport in September 2015 and then again in June 2017.
Her first passport was handed over to Police by his parents after teachers became concerned and reported her to an anti-extremism team.
The school staff at Lyng Hall School in Coventry was alerted again after she ‘rudely’ wanted to get her passport application countersigned in June 2017.
It was reported she jokingly told her teacher “Miss, you are going to see me in the news” and asked for help with getting a passport before she was arrested detectives from West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit on Tuesday 18 July.
After her arrest Police had laid charges of being engaged in conduct in preparation for giving effect to her intention to commit acts of terrorism or to assist others to commit such acts, between 7 June 2017 and 6 July 2017.
“The arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led,” a West Midlands Police statement said earlier.
Samra is expected to give evidence as the trial continues on Wednesday.
