Overview
- Morsal Mohammed Naim, 32, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to nine years after admitting manslaughter early in her trial.
- Firooz Wali Jan, 32, received six years and nine months for child cruelty relating to other injuries inflicted on the child.
- CT and MRI scans, along with paediatric pathology, showed severe multifocal subdural haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhages and a healing rib fracture, with death attributed to head injuries from extremely forceful shaking.
- The parents’ shifting accounts initially cited choking, yet paramedics found no obstruction, there was a seven‑minute delay before entry, and life support was withdrawn on 9 February 2024.
- Prosecutors and police outlined weeks of burns, bruising and biting supported by phone downloads and images, and Greater Manchester Police released arrest footage showing Naim detained on 6 December 2023 and Wali Jan on 11 April 2024.