Mum accused of killing toddler through fasting, a court hears
By Stephen FaircloughA mum killed her three-year-old son through religious fasting during the Covid lockdown, a court has heard.
Mr Heywood said police forced open the door of her flat in Cardiff to find a "tragic and distressing scene". Ms Abubakar later told police that she had been fasting, but denied withholding food and water from Taiwo.The court heard Ms Abubakar came to the UK in 2011 from Nigeria, first staying in London with her sister before moving to Cardiff in 2017 as an asylum seeker after she gave birth.Ms Abubakar told police she didn't remember anything from the three days before the police forced entry to her flat.
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