Father guilty of murdering daughter

Azees, left and Tabbasum Mahomed appear in the Manukau District Court in this 2008 file photo....
Azees, left and Tabbasum Mahomed appear in the Manukau District Court in this 2008 file photo. Photo by NZPA
A South Auckland father has been found guilty of killing his 11-week-old daughter.

Tahani Mahomed was admitted to hospital with on December 28, 2007. She died four days later.

Tahani's father, Azees Mahomed, 31, was found guilty of her murder and two counts of causing her grievous bodily harm

He and his wife Tabbasum, 26, were also found guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life.

The jury retired to consider its verdicts yesterday.

The Mahomeds were remanded in custody until for sentencing on December 15.

Justice Rhys Harrison told the jury it had been "a particularly difficult and traumatic trial", and the circumstances of the case were extraordinary and tragic.

 

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