The mother of Westminster terrorist, Adrian Ajao, has said she is "deeply shocked, saddened and numbed" by her son's actions and has "shed many tears" for the victims.

Speaking for the first time since last Wednesday's outrage, Janet Ajao said she did not condone the atrocity or share the beliefs that led her eldest son to kill and injure so many innocent people.

In a statement released through the Metropolitan Police, Mrs Ajao, who lives in Wales, said: "I am so deeply shocked, saddened and numbed by the actions my son has taken that have killed and injured innocent people in Westminster.

"Since discovering that it was my son that was responsible I have shed many tears for the people caught up in this horrendous incident.

"I wish to make it absolutely clear, so there can be no doubt, I do not condone his actions nor support the beliefs he held that led to him committing this atrocity."