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Khyra's mother cleared of murder Khyra's mother guilty of killing
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A mother accused of starving her seven-year-old daughter to death has been cleared of her murder. A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death has been cleared of her murder and has had her plea of guilty to manslaughter accepted.
Angela Gordon, 35, was convicted of the manslaughter of Khyra Ishaq, after prosecutors accepted her defence of diminished responsibility. Prosecutors accepted Angela Gordon's defence of diminished responsibility over the death of Khyra Ishaq.
More soon. Gordon's partner Junaid Abuhamza had a manslaughter plea accepted following a report on his mental health.
Khyra was found severely emaciated at a house in Handsworth, Birmingham, in 2008 and died in hospital.