Girl, 11, killed by an 'indefensible punch' her family then tried to cover up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn 11-year-old girl who dreamed of becoming a lawyer died after being punched in the head by her older brother in a fit of rage - and the family then tried to cover it up, a coroner has ruled.
Falaq Babar was described as the 'princess of her family'. She was bathing another of her siblings in the bathroom of the family's home on Bury Road in Rochdale in February, 2022.
The youngster was then subjected to an 'unprovoked, indefensible punch' by her brother, 23-year-old Suhail Mohammed. Just 21 minutes after an ambulance was called, he sent text messages to his girlfriend saying he had 'killed' his little sister.
In the message, he wrote he had 'punched her on the head'. Falaq died in hospital a month later. READ MORE: 'Extremists trying to exploit' Manchester Airport incident, Rochdale MP says In the texts, Mr Mohammed said she was 'screaming her head off' and 'it was the heat of the moment'.
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