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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Couple who forced ‘extreme’ vegan diet on three year-old son and buried his body in their garden jailed

A couple who caused the death of their three-year-old son by forcing him to have an “extreme” vegan diet and then buried his body in their garden has been jailed.

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah lived on a diet that consisted primarily of nuts, raisins and soya milk, and failed to seek medical attention after their son Abiyah became critically ill in early 2020.

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