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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

‘Deeply religious’ woman caused son to die through fasting, Cardiff court told

Cardiff crown court
Cardiff crown court was told that doctors who examined Olabisi Abubakar after her arrest diagnosed her with paranoid schizophrenia. Photograph: Gareth Everett/Huw Evans/Rex/Shutterstock

A devout Christian mother caused the death of her three-year-old son by making him join her in a religious fast at a time when she was fearful of Covid and worried about her immigration status, a jury has heard.

Olabisi Abubakar, 42, an asylum seeker, is accused of the manslaughter of her son Taiwo, who was found dead at their accommodation in Cardiff having suffered malnutrition and dehydration.

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