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| Khyra's mother guilty of killing | Khyra's mother guilty of killing |
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| 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. | 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. |
| Prosecutors accepted Angela Gordon's defence of diminished responsibility over the death of Khyra Ishaq. | Prosecutors accepted Angela Gordon's defence of diminished responsibility over the death of Khyra Ishaq. |
| Gordon's partner Junaid Abuhamza had a manslaughter plea accepted following a report on his mental health. | 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. | Khyra was found severely emaciated at a house in Handsworth, Birmingham, in 2008 and died in hospital. |
| Birmingham Crown Court heard medical professionals treating Khyra found her condition was "outside of their experience". | |
| Gordon has also admitted five charges of child cruelty relating to other children in her care. |