A mother shook her two-year-old daughter to death before lying that she had choked on a biscuit, as both parents were jailed today for abuse of the youngster.
Omra Wali Jan was injured repeatedly over a number of weeks in 2023 before dying in hospital on February 9, 2024.
She died from a traumatic brain injury caused by ‘extremely forceful shaking’ by her mother the previous November.
Morsal Mohammed Naim, 32, was today jailed at Manchester Crown Court for nine years after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Omra last month.
Her father, Firooz Wali Jan, 32, has been sentenced to six years and nine months for child cruelty.
During her short life, Omra was subjected to a harrowing campaign of abuse including being beaten, bitten and burnt with a lighter.
On November 30, 2023, Naim had been at home alone with her daughter when a family member called emergency services and said the youngster had choked and wasn’t breathing.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and arrived within three minutes – but it took a further seven minutes before Naim opened the door.
After finally gaining access to the property, the paramedics found Omra unresponsive and in cardiac arrest – but no signs she had choked and nothing stuck in her airway.
Omra Wali Jan was injured repeatedly over a number of weeks in 2023 before dying in hospital on February 9, 2024
Alan Richardson of the Crown Prosecution Service said: ‘Morsal Mohammed Naim not only shook her daughter to death, but then lied about what she had done.
‘As her mother, Naim should have cared for two-year old Omra Wali Jan, and kept her safe. Instead, she inflicted the catastrophic injuries that caused Omra’s death. It is a killing almost impossible to comprehend in its cruelty and sheer senselessness.
‘The Crown Prosecution Service worked with Greater Manchester Police to build a strong case to put before the court, including witness testimony, phone downloads, expert reports and medical evidence. The strength of the evidence led Naim to admit causing her daughter’s death in the early stages of the trial.
‘Our thoughts are of Omra – whose young life was cut mercilessly short – and all those affected by her untimely death.’
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.
