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British mother accused of murdering two-year-old son dies in hospital | British mother accused of murdering two-year-old son dies in hospital |
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Crime commissioner said cause of death was being investigated under strict confidentiality | |
A British woman suspected of murdering her two-year-old son has died in hospital after she was arrested and detained in Finland. | A British woman suspected of murdering her two-year-old son has died in hospital after she was arrested and detained in Finland. |
The 35-year-old was held in January after a child died in a two-bed apartment in the Suurpelto area of Espoo, Finland’s second biggest city. | The 35-year-old was held in January after a child died in a two-bed apartment in the Suurpelto area of Espoo, Finland’s second biggest city. |
The mother, named as Ayesha Ali by the Sunday Mirror, was being held in Vantaa prison near Helsinki. She was taken to hospital on Tuesday last week. | |
Crime commissioner Petri Eronen said in a statement: “The cause of death is being investigated under a strict duty of confidentiality. Therefore, we cannot reveal more details. On a general level, we can say that the police are investigating what led to the suspect’s death.” | |
In a previous statement, police said the mother had confessed to the killing and a trial date had been set for 17 April atLänsi-Uusimaa district court. | In a previous statement, police said the mother had confessed to the killing and a trial date had been set for 17 April atLänsi-Uusimaa district court. |
Ali, from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, taught English as a second language at a training company in Helsinki, according to her LinkedIn profile. Prior to this role, she worked as an English teacher for international students at Keele University in the UK. | |
In 2011, she married her husband, a Canadian and Algerian citizen, in Canada, court documents show. They lived in the UK, Finland and China together before returning to Finland in January 2019. | In 2011, she married her husband, a Canadian and Algerian citizen, in Canada, court documents show. They lived in the UK, Finland and China together before returning to Finland in January 2019. |
However, the couple applied for a divorce last year, which came into effect earlier this month, and had disagreed over custody arrangements, the documents said. | However, the couple applied for a divorce last year, which came into effect earlier this month, and had disagreed over custody arrangements, the documents said. |
Additional reporting by Reetta Vaahtoranta | Additional reporting by Reetta Vaahtoranta |
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