Nafahat Jamal died of a chest infection after weeks of neglect by Fartun Jamal at her Brent Park apartment in London. The 25-year-old made a series of web searches, such as “I can no longer cope with my child” and “I want to leave my child” in early 2019, jurors said during a trial in Harrow court. She knew Nafahat was not well with a “very high temperature” and had a bad appetite, but was unable to get her to a doctor, according to the court. Visitors in the weeks before the baby’s death remembered that her crib was broken and the Kingfisher Way apartment was full of packed food boxes, dirty dishes and diapers. On February 22, social services attended the accommodation following concerns expressed by a babysitter. However, they warned Jamal before their visit and when they arrived they found that the apartment was clean and the situation had improved. A second visit to social services, without prior notice, was scheduled for March 13, the day Nafahat died. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST When a neighbor was called to the ambulance at 12:24 p.m., Jamal told them she had found her daughter’s body after seeing a dream that the baby had “stopped breathing”. Jamal was charged with one count of causing Nafahat’s death by negligence, two counts of child cruelty to her daughter and a third charge of child cruelty to another child. Last month, a court found her guilty of all four charges after nearly nine hours of deliberation. Jamal was sentenced to five years and six months in prison at Harrow Court on Friday, Scotland Yard said. DCI Madeline Ryder, a senior Met investigation officer, said Jamal had gone out to a party a few days before Nafahat’s death and had “clearly placed her social life above her baby’s basic needs”. He added: “This is a completely tragic case that resulted in the pointless death of an innocent baby. “He died of a disease that was very curable if Jamal had bothered to seek medical help. “What is even more painful is that her GP’s operating room was less than 70 meters away from where she died and could be seen from Nafahat’s bedroom window, so help was very easy.”
