Victim's cousin makes 7/7 movie

A documentary charting the impact of the 7 July London terror attacks on the family of one of the victims is to be released tomorrow.

The film was directed by a cousin of Anthony Fatayi-Williams, one of the 13 people blown up on the No 30 bus in Tavistock Square.

Thomas Ikimi, 28, said he hoped The Homefront will help pressure the Government into holding a public inquiry into the 2005 bombings, in which 52 innocent people died.

He has dedicated the film to Mr Fatayi-Williams, from Hendon, a 26-year-old executive with oil and gas company Amec.

The documentary includes interviews with his mother, Marie Fatayi-Williams, who captured the hearts of the nation when she delivered an address near the wreckage of the bus days after it was blown up by 18-year-old Hasib Hussain.

The 52-year-old executive with Elf Oil spoke of her devastation at losing her son. Mrs Fatayi-Williams, who is married to one of Nigeria's leading doctors, also criticised the compensation offered to the 7/7 victims' families - she refused to claim the £11,000 due to her from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. She said: "Nothing could compensate me for the loss of Anthony but that amount is an insult, especially when you think the families of people who died on 9/11 were awarded £2.1 million each.

"I've been through indescribable pain. I visit his grave once a month and light a candle. Every month, around the seventh, I suffer from insomnia. I wake up groggy, like someone who's been beaten up.

"I look at Anthony's picture and think, 'is this it? I will only ever see you smiling back at me in a photograph?'"

Mr Ikimi also interviewed the first police officers at the scene of the bus bombing; Rose Gentle and Reg Keys; parents of British soldiers killed in Iraq; Terry Waite; and individuals with a connection to 7/7. He claims to have made some "shocking" discoveries, such as how little terror awareness training has been given to London Underground staff and police officers since the attacks.

Mr Ikimi, from East Finchley, said: "Many of these people told me they had been taught nothing radically different since 7 July.