The extended family of little Nadia have said their world has been shattered by her death
The stepfather and mother of tragic child Nadia Kalinowska have been handed lengthy jail terms today over the five-year-old's harrowing death.
Setting out the background to the case, Mr Justice O’Hara said an ambulance had been called to the Wahab home on December 15, 2019, and the crew found Nadia unconscious. The only other people in the house were Mr and Mrs Wahab and their two-year-old son.The judge said Nadia had suffered a “horrific collection of injuries”.
“They are all explained and only explained by a sustained cruelty which his wife knew about and allowed to happen and continue to happen.” “The evidence gathered by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in a painstaking investigation included the results of a postmortem examination and multiple medical reports that showed that five-year-old Nadia was the victim of gratuitous and sustained violence over a period of time.
“Both defendants maintained throughout the case until close to trial that Nadia was injured by accident This, the prosecution argued, was clearly a lie given the sheer number and magnitude of the injuries."We in the PPS hope the conclusion of this case brings some comfort to Nadia’s wider family circle and all those who loved her as they try to cope with her death.”
The detective said: “Nadia, who was a young and innocent child, had been subjected to a campaign of violence by her stepfather, while her mother ignored the very obvious attacks being carried out on her young daughter.“This was the ultimate betrayal of trust by the two people who should have protected, loved and cared for Nadia.”
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