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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Parents of toddler embalmed and buried his body in garden after failing to seek medical help

Tai (left) and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah - (PA)

A reclusive couple who buried their three-year-old son’s body in their back garden after failing to seek medical help when he became ill have been found guilty of causing or allowing his death.

Abiyah Yasharahyalah’s skeletal remains were discovered by the police in December 2022 at his parents’ home in Handsworth, Birmingham. He had suffered from inadequate nutrition and was denied medical assistance despite being in “considerable pain”.

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