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A mother whose obsession with 'tidy consuming' led to the death of her badly malnourished young child has actually expressed regret at her lifestyle stating she now understands she was living in a damaging 'bubble'.

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, said she now 'wished she had done more research study about ... healthy diet plans' but was 'attempting to safeguard myself from all the bad things in the world'.

She and her spouse Tai, 42, were imprisoned for a total of 44 years in December over the death of three years of age Abiyah, whose remains were discovered buried in the back garden of their previous Birmingham home.

The couple, both degree-educated, resided in squalor after turning their back on society, enduring just on fruit, nuts and seeds having established a 'kingdom' in which they lived under their own faith and laws.

They were discovered to have actually willfully disregarded Abiyah by stopping working to offer him with enough food and to needed medical attention - prioritising their 'distorted system of beliefs' over his welfare.

A review by Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership, released today, suggests health and social care employees and police may have been delayed challenging to couple's spiritual beliefs over fears of being seen as inequitable.

The report stated Abiyah became 'invisible and lost from professional view' following a lack of 'exploration or curiosity' by health visitors while the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020 most likely contributed to the 'absence of follow-through activity'.

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, stated it was now 'hard to accept that my technique did not cause the finest results for my kid which it took the court procedure to take me out of that bubble'.

Tai, the 42-year-old son of a former Nigerian federal government official, was jailed for 24-and-a-half years at Coventry Crown Court in December after being founded guilty of triggering the death of Abiyah, child ruthlessness and perverting the course of justice. He decreased to be spoken with for the review

Abiyah Yasharahyalah was discovered buried in the garden of the cpuple's previous home in Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham

Abiyah's birth in 2016 was registered however he was not seen by medics or specialists after 2018 and his death in January 2020 went unnoticed. Officials just discovered the boy had died nearly 3 years later, after police were asked to conduct a welfare look at the couple.

They him in the garden after laying with his body for 8 days in the hope he would be reincarnated.

When his remains were exhumed, he was found to have actually had extreme poor nutrition, rickets, anaemia and stunted growth thanks to his minimal diet. His decaying teeth were falling out and he had five fractures that would have caused dreadful discomfort.

The review said the case demonstrated the need for 'specialists to be confident to ask concerns about various cultures and belief systems without fear of being perceived as inequitable'.

Abiyah was last seen by medical professionals in 2018 after which there was a 'devastating wear and tear in his health and well-being in between that point and his death in early 2020 due to the terrible neglect by his parents'. Report author Kevin Bell stated the last months his life 'need to have been unimaginably sad and unpleasant'.

Both the mom and father were said to be members of Royal Ahayah's Witness explained as an 'obscure spiritual motion that has ties to Black Israelites and is based upon the belief that mainstream Christianity is designed to subjugate the Black Community.'

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah envisioned leaving Coventry Crown Court

The sign on the front door of the couple's home in Birmingham

Pictures from inside the couple's home in Birmingham showing the squalor they resided in

The review said their hostility towards those in authority caused the focus of professionals to be 'diverted or distracted' from the kids's well-being while the couple's various name modifications and aliases made it more hard for firms to track and share information effectively.

It kept in mind that Abiyah 'was only ever seen by a little number of experts throughout his lifetime, and for a restricted time just'.

According to records, he was seen by a health visitor in April 2016 soon after his birth, and the following month for a check-up.

There was some contact in 2018 with a local authority social worker in London and four check outs to a kids's centre in Birmingham, however the review said: 'Records of these contacts and interactions are extremely restricted, enhancing that there was very little insight into (Abiyah's) existence, health or welfare.'

Abiyah's moms and dads' trial heard cops checked out the Clarence Road residential or commercial property in Handsworth 3 times, consisting of in February 2018 when Abiyah lived.

The evaluation stated that with regard to this see 'no information were tape-recorded' about Abiyah, with his existence 'practically unnoticeable on evaluation of records'.

Elsewhere, the evaluation kept in mind 'no exploration or curiosity' from the health going to service, run by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, about Abiyah's mother's desire for a home birth without any medical intervention.

In March 2020, health visitor records stated it had been kept in mind at a safeguarding conference that Abiyah had not been seen by them considering that his six-week assessment, with consultations at the one and two-year marks considering that his birth not attended.

He had actually also not gotten any regular immunisations. While a follow-up query was prepared, there was no record of why it never happened, although the review stated that the coronavirus lockdown which started that year likely contributed.

The various authorities entering into contact with the kid's family showed a 'basic absence of understanding or evaluation of the parents' belief systems', leading to an 'insufficient understanding about the influence on his care, the review stated.

It added that his parents' behaviour 'often sidetracked or diverted professional attention' away from his security and welfare.

The review mentioned: 'Parental resistance of recommendations, support or authority eventually resulted in (Abiyah) ending up being undetectable and lost from expert view.'

The report included reflections that while social workers had actually understood the family's culture and moms and dads' beliefs and lifestyle, they appeared not to have thought about 'with comprehensive curiosity' the impact on Abiyah's safety and health and wellbeing, 'such as if indeed his general requirements were being fulfilled'.

Tai, the 42-year-old son of a previous Nigerian government authorities, was jailed for 24-and-a-half years at Coventry Crown Court in December while 43-year-old Naiyahmi received a 19-and-a-half-year sentence after being founded guilty of triggering the death of Abiyah, child ruthlessness and perverting the course of justice.

Judge Mr Justice Wall said the fact the couple had actually taken no pictures of the young boy in the last 4 months of his life was 'a clear sign that you realised by then how ill he was'.

The judge told them: 'Abiyah passed away as a result of your wilful overlook of him. He was severely stunted in his development - at almost 4 years of age, he was buried in the clothing of an 18-month-old. 'It is tough to imagine a worse case of neglect.'

Abiyah Yasharahyalah was believed to be aged around three when he passed away in early 2020

The couple shot themselves dancing with meat cleavers

As part of the evaluation, the views of both moms and dads were looked for. Tai refused to be spoken with but Yasharahyalah concurred telling the evaluation it was now 'hard to accept that my method did not cause the best results for my child which it took the court procedure to take me out of that bubble'.

She said at the time, she did not believe Abiyah needed assist with any illness.

In a statement, James Thomas and Sue Harrison Co-Chairs of the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership, stated the review had actually 'recognized essential learning'.

They stated: 'Learning consists of firms working together jointly to secure children who become 'out of sight' and working better with households who discover themselves on the fringes of society, assisting them to gain access to assistance and intervening where essential when kids are at danger.

'Protecting children out of expert sight is a real obstacle, provided the limits of statutory powers to guarantee all kids are regularly seen. Our Partnership has made this one of our leading strategic concerns to ensure that we do everything we possibly can to identify threat to those children who run out sight.'

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An NSPCC representative stated: 'While the parents of little Abiyah are ultimately accountable for his death, this review brings into sharp focus why it is vital that experts show interest and examination.

'This suggests asking probing questions, enrolling and sharing info and carrying out quality assessments to inform an understanding of the effect of the parents' behaviour on the kid.

'This is especially tough when parents are reluctant and resistant to engage, which in this circumstance took the focus away from the safety of this little young boy up until tragically it was far far too late.

'Having the confidence to acknowledge and understand how to ask about ethnic culture, cultural and belief related behaviours, while keeping an open mind, can help child safeguarding specialists throughout firms build much better relationships with households and recognize the impact and potential risks to kids.

'It is acknowledged that this and the other finding out points raised by the review have been taken on board by the organisations involved and changes have been made to much better safeguard children.'
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