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| Birmingham City Council has promised it will do all it can to find out how a seven-year-old girl apparently starved to death. | Birmingham City Council has promised it will do all it can to find out how a seven-year-old girl apparently starved to death. |
| Khyra Ishaq, of Handsworth, Birmingham, was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead on Saturday. | Khyra Ishaq, of Handsworth, Birmingham, was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead on Saturday. |
| Two people, thought to be her mother and step-father, have been charged with neglect in connection with her death. | Two people, thought to be her mother and step-father, have been charged with neglect in connection with her death. |
| The independent Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board said it had begun a review of Khyra's care. | The independent Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board said it had begun a review of Khyra's care. |
| It said this was a standard response to any child's death where neglect was a possible factor. | It said this was a standard response to any child's death where neglect was a possible factor. |
| Khyra's death is a tragedy and our thoughts are with her family, friends and the local community within which she lived Birmingham City Council | Khyra's death is a tragedy and our thoughts are with her family, friends and the local community within which she lived Birmingham City Council |
| Police are investigating the possibility that Khyra had starved to death. | Police are investigating the possibility that Khyra had starved to death. |
| Angela Gordon, 33, and Junaid Abuhamza, 29, have appeared before the city's magistrates charged with neglect. They have been remanded in custody until 28 May. | Angela Gordon, 33, and Junaid Abuhamza, 29, have appeared before the city's magistrates charged with neglect. They have been remanded in custody until 28 May. |
| Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood had accused the city council on Wednesday of "battening down the hatches" by refusing to speak about the case. | |
| Mr Mahmood claimed the youngster had been removed from school by her mother 10 weeks ago and called for an inquiry into the council's actions. | Mr Mahmood claimed the youngster had been removed from school by her mother 10 weeks ago and called for an inquiry into the council's actions. |
| The council said its chief executive Stephen Hughes telephoned Mr Mahmood on Thursday to discuss the case and had pledged to keep the MP updated. | The council said its chief executive Stephen Hughes telephoned Mr Mahmood on Thursday to discuss the case and had pledged to keep the MP updated. |
| It added that psychologists were offering support to pupils and staff at Grove Primary School, Handsworth, which Khyra attended. | It added that psychologists were offering support to pupils and staff at Grove Primary School, Handsworth, which Khyra attended. |
| The council has been granted an emergency protection order for Khyra's five brothers and sisters who are now in foster care. | The council has been granted an emergency protection order for Khyra's five brothers and sisters who are now in foster care. |
| In a statement, it said: "Khyra's death is a tragedy and our thoughts are with her family, friends and the local community within which she lived. | In a statement, it said: "Khyra's death is a tragedy and our thoughts are with her family, friends and the local community within which she lived. |
| "And all those people can be reassured that the city council and all other agencies involved are doing everything they can to find out what happened and look after her brothers and sisters to the best of our ability." | "And all those people can be reassured that the city council and all other agencies involved are doing everything they can to find out what happened and look after her brothers and sisters to the best of our ability." |
| It added that each council service with a child protection role would undergo an internal management review. | It added that each council service with a child protection role would undergo an internal management review. |
| The independent case review will be sent to the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Ofsted for scrutiny. | The independent case review will be sent to the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Ofsted for scrutiny. |
| Its contents will not be published until after legal proceedings had finished. |