A drug addict mum has been convicted of manslaughter after her seven-year-old son was found dead in the garden. Hakeem Hussain was found in freezing conditions in the garden in November 2017 and could not be saved by paramedics.
Laura Heath, his mum, from Birmingham, smoked heroin the previous night and was asleep when Hakeem suffered a fatal asthma attack, The Mirror reports. Heath denied manslaughter at Coventry Crown Court, but had admitted four counts of child cruelty including failing to provide proper medical supervision and exposing Hakeem to class A drugs.
Hakeem's cause of death was recorded as asthma attack. The prosecution suggested to the court that he had escaped the smoke-filled house in order to get some fresh air. He died 'gasping for air' in the garden, they said.
