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A mom whose fascination with ‘clean eating’ resulted in the death of her severely malnourished toddler has revealed regret at her lifestyle stating she now understands she was residing in a hazardous ‘bubble’.

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, said she now ‘wished she had actually done more research about … healthy diets’ however was ‘attempting to protect myself from all the bad things on the planet’.

She and her partner Tai, 42, were jailed for a total of 44 years in December over the death of three year old Abiyah, whose remains were found buried in the back garden of their former Birmingham home.

The couple, both degree-educated, lived 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 religion and laws.

They were found to have willfully disregarded Abiyah by stopping working to offer him with enough food and to necessary medical attention - prioritising their ‘distorted system of beliefs’ over his welfare.

A review by Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership, published today, recommends health and social care workers and cops might have been postponed challenging to couple’s faiths over fears of being seen as prejudiced.

The report stated Abiyah became ‘undetectable and lost from expert view’ following a lack of ‘exploration or interest’ by health visitors while the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020 likely added to the ‘lack of follow-through activity’.

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, said it was now ‘hard to accept that my technique did not cause the very best results for my kid which it took the court process to take me out of that bubble’.

Tai, the 42-year-old kid of a former Nigerian federal government official, was imprisoned for 24-and-a-half years at Coventry Crown Court in December after being convicted of triggering the death of Abiyah, kid cruelty and perverting the course of justice. He declined to be talked to for the evaluation

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

Abiyah’s birth in 2016 was signed up but he was not seen by medics or professionals after 2018 and his death in January 2020 went unnoticed. Officials only found the young boy had actually died practically 3 years later on, after police were asked to carry out a welfare look at the couple.

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

When his remains were exhumed, he was discovered to have actually had extreme malnutrition, rickets, anaemia and stunted development thanks to his minimal diet. His rotting teeth were falling out and he had 5 fractures that would have caused awful discomfort.

The review said the case showed the requirement for ‘professionals to be confident to ask questions about different cultures and belief systems without worry of being perceived as inequitable’.

Abiyah was last seen by medical experts in 2018 after which there was a ‘devastating degeneration in his health and well-being in between that point and his death in early 2020 due to the appalling overlook by his parents’. Report author Kevin Bell said the last months his life ‘need to have been unimaginably unfortunate and agonizing’.

Both the mom and dad were said to be members of Royal Ahayah’s Witness referred to as an ‘odd 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 pictured 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 revealing the squalor they lived in

The evaluation stated their hostility towards those in authority caused the focus of experts to be ‘diverted or distracted’ from the children’s well-being while the couple’s many name modifications and aliases made it harder for firms to track and share information efficiently.

It noted that Abiyah ‘was just ever seen by a small number of specialists throughout his lifetime, and for a limited time only’.

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

There was some contact in 2018 with a regional authority in London and 4 visits to a kids’s centre in Birmingham, however the evaluation stated: ‘Records of these contacts and interactions are very restricted, reinforcing that there was very little insight into (Abiyah’s) presence, health or welfare.’

Abiyah’s moms and dads’ trial heard police visited the Clarence Road residential or commercial property in Handsworth three times, including in February 2018 when Abiyah was alive.

The evaluation specified that with regard to this see ‘no information were tape-recorded’ about Abiyah, with his presence ‘almost invisible on review of records’.

Elsewhere, the review noted ‘no expedition or interest’ from the health visiting service, run by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, about Abiyah’s mom’s desire for a home birth with no medical intervention.

In March 2020, health visitor records said it had actually been kept in mind at a protecting meeting that Abiyah had actually not been seen by them because his six-week assessment, with appointments at the one and two-year marks given that his birth not attended.

He had likewise not gotten any regular immunisations. While a follow-up inquiry was planned, there was no record of why it never ever occurred, although the evaluation stated that the coronavirus lockdown which started that year most likely contributed.

The different authorities entering contact with the child’s household revealed a ‘basic lack of understanding or evaluation of the moms and dads’ belief systems’, leading to an ‘insufficient understanding about the effect on his care, the evaluation said.

It included that his parents’ behaviour ‘typically sidetracked or diverted professional attention’ away from his security and welfare.

The evaluation stated: ‘Parental resistance of guidance, assistance or authority ultimately led to (Abiyah) becoming undetectable and lost from expert view.’

The report included reflections that while social employees had actually know the household’s culture and moms and dads’ beliefs and lifestyle, they appeared not to have actually considered ‘with comprehensive curiosity’ the influence on Abiyah’s safety and wellbeing, ‘such as if certainly his overall needs were being met’.

Tai, the 42-year-old boy of a previous Nigerian government official, was imprisoned 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 convicted of causing the death of Abiyah, child ruthlessness and perverting the course of justice.

Judge Mr Justice Wall stated the reality the couple had taken no photos of the kid in the last four months of his life was ‘a clear sign that you realised by then how ill he was’.

The judge told them: ‘Abiyah died as an outcome of your wilful disregard of him. He was seriously stunted in his development - at nearly 4 years of age, he was buried in the clothing of an 18-month-old. ‘It is challenging to imagine an even worse case of neglect.’

Abiyah Yasharahyalah was believed to be aged around 3 when he died in early 2020

The couple shot themselves dancing with meat cleavers

As part of the review, the views of both moms and dads were sought. Tai refused to be talked to however Yasharahyalah agreed informing the review it was now ‘hard to accept that my method did not cause the finest results for my kid and that it took the court procedure to take me out of that bubble’.

She stated at the time, she did not believe Abiyah required aid with any illness.

In a statement, James Thomas and Sue Harrison Co-Chairs of the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership, said the review had ‘determined important knowing’.

They stated: ‘Learning includes agencies interacting jointly to secure children who end up being ‘out of sight’ and working more effectively with families who find themselves on the fringes of society, assisting them to access assistance and intervening where necessary when children are at risk.

‘Protecting kids out of professional sight is a genuine challenge, given the limitations of statutory powers to guarantee all kids are frequently seen. Our Partnership has actually made this one of our top tactical concerns to make sure that we do everything we possibly can to identify danger to those children who run out sight.’

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An NSPCC representative said: ‘While the parents of little Abiyah are eventually accountable for his death, this evaluation brings into sharp focus why it is vital that specialists demonstrate curiosity and analysis.

‘This indicates asking penetrating concerns, enrolling and sharing info and undertaking quality evaluations to inform an understanding of the effect of the moms and dads’ behaviour on the kid.

‘This is particularly challenging when parents hesitate and resistant to engage, which in this situation took the focus away from the security of this little kid until unfortunately it was far too late.

‘Having the self-confidence to recognise and understand how to ask about ethnic background, cultural and belief related behaviours, while keeping an open mind, can help kid safeguarding specialists across companies develop much better relationships with families and determine the effect and prospective risks to kids.

‘It is acknowledged that this and the other learning points raised by the evaluation have been taken on board by the organisations included and modifications have actually been made to much better secure kids.’