A new review found that a three -year -old boy Who was hungry by his parents From the point of view of “invisible and lost” Child services in his early life.
Abiah Yashrahayalah was divided into a garden by his mother and father after dying of a respiratory disease in early 2020. It was damaged by a “restricted” vegetarian diet, causing severe malnutrition, rickets, anemia and stunted development.
There was a lack of interest in how Abidah is Guardian‘Culture and lifestyle would have affected their good, found in the review. This warned that “the safety of children affected by harmful cultural practice is paramount”.
The 42 and 43 -year -old couple, Tai and Naiyami Yashrahayalah, were sentenced to long jail in December, stating that both of them “played a role in keeping their son hungry” when it was clear that he needed medical care.
London-born Tai, a medical genetics graduate, who first used Tai-Zamrai, and former shop worker Naiyami shook the mainstream society and buried Abiah’s body on his property in Hendsworth, Birmingham, when he was evicted in March 2022.
A two-month test last year in the Covantry Crown Court heard that the couple invented a belief system featuring aspects of Igbo culture, which Tai, which grew up in both Nigeria and Peckham in South-East London, adapted to create a legal system, called “Slick Law”.
The court heard that they lived away from the generosity of others, capturing a shipping container at one point and in another caravan in the Summerset area.
A local child to protect The practice review published on Wednesday, stated that Abiah “was seen only during his lifetime, and only by a small number of professionals for a limited time”.
According to records, he was seen by a health visitor in April 2016 immediately after his birth, and for a check-up next month.
In 2018, there was some contact with social activist and four visits in London in 2018 ChildrenThe center in Birmingham, but the review stated: “These contacts and conversations are very limited, strengthening that (of Abiah) (of Abiah) existence, health or well -being had very little insight into existence, health or welfare.”
Abiah’s parents’ trial of parents heard that the police visited the Clarence Road in Handsworth thrice, including in February 2018 when Abiah was alive.
The review stated that “no details were recorded” about Abiah in relation to this visit, with almost invisible on the record of their presence “record.
In other places, the reviews in the review, not “no exploration or curiosity” from the health travel service, run by the Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, without any medical intervention, about Abiah’s mother’s will for the birth of the house with no medical intervention.
In March 2020, Health Visitor Records stated that it was noted at a security meeting that Abiah was not seen by him since six weeks of evaluation, not participated with his birth with appointments in another two -year digits.
He had not even received any regular vaccination. While a follow -up inqu
Various officials who came in contact with the child’s family showed “the general lack of knowledge or evaluation of parents’ belief systems, which had an inadequate understanding of the impact on their care.
It states that their parents’ behavior “often attracts distracted or professional attention” away from their safety and welfare.
The review stated: “As a result of the resistance of the parents of advice, support or rights, finally (Abiah) became invisible and lost from a professional point of view.”
The reports included the reflection that when social workers knew about the beliefs and lifestyle of the family, they did not consider the safety and goodness of Abia “with detailed curiosity,” as if their overall needs were actually being met “.
The review published by Birmingham Ceferting Children’s Partnership warned that “can be” challenging for those working in the safety of the child “, while navigating the race, ethnicity, culture and beliefs, is considered as confidence to ask questions about various cultures and trust systems” for them.
Report writer Kevin Ball said: “If any family is engaged in cultural practices that are harmful to children, it should not be ignored, and safety of children affected by harmful cultural practice is paramount.”
Abiah’s mother opted to participate in the review, stating that she believed that she was “doing the right thing at that time” for her son based on her cultural beliefs, but now she wanted her to do more research about diet and healthcare.
He said that “it was difficult to accept that my perspective did not give the best results for my child and that the court process took me to get out of that bubble.”
Amidst its recommendations, the review said that the workforce guidance should be seen to ensure that it supports effective evaluation and intervention that protects children who are hidden from professional terms and/or/or when parents choose to live a choice, or more off-grid lifestyle “.
Annie Hudson, president of the Child Safaguarding Practice Review Panel, said the case raised “very serious questions” about local and national security systems.
He said: “The review of the local child safety review published today throws light on significant learning, including how Abiah became invisible and lost by the visual and inspection of professionals.”
“It is important to respect parents’ beliefs and beliefs. However, as this review has been highlighted, professionals should always keep in mind whether their thoughts about parents, including their beliefs, breeds and culture, are disrupting their ability and children’s ability to work together on time to protect and protect children.”
The parents of Abiah were arrested on 9 December 2022, which discovered his son’s body five days later.
Tai and Naiyami Yashrahayalah were sentenced to 24 and one and a half years and one and a half years respectively, which were found guilty for destroying the curriculum of justice, causing the child to die or ignored the child.
