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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Claire Hayhurst

Mother caused death of son, three, by putting him on religious fast, court told

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A mother caused her three-year-old son to die from malnutrition and dehydration by putting him on a religious fast with her during the Covid-19 pandemic, a jury has heard.

Olabisi Abubakar, 41, from Cardiff, is on trial charged with manslaughter and child cruelty relating to the death of her son Taiwo Abubakar.

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