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| Stepmother guilty of baby torture | Stepmother guilty of baby torture |
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| A stepmother has been found guilty of torturing her lover's 17-month old baby son to death. | A stepmother has been found guilty of torturing her lover's 17-month old baby son to death. |
| Sumairia Parveen subjected Tahla Ikram to abuse before he died in September 2006, Southwark Crown Court heard. | Sumairia Parveen subjected Tahla Ikram to abuse before he died in September 2006, Southwark Crown Court heard. |
| He was burnt with a cigarette and had his leg repeatedly sliced open until his tendons and veins were exposed. | He was burnt with a cigarette and had his leg repeatedly sliced open until his tendons and veins were exposed. |
| Parveen, 24, and lover Abid Ikram, 30, both from Ealing, west London, were cleared of murder but convicted of causing or allowing the child's death. | Parveen, 24, and lover Abid Ikram, 30, both from Ealing, west London, were cleared of murder but convicted of causing or allowing the child's death. |
| The pair each face up to 14 years in jail. | The pair each face up to 14 years in jail. |
| The court heard how the boy's father stood by and did nothing while the abuse happened. | The court heard how the boy's father stood by and did nothing while the abuse happened. |
| Both Parveen and Ikram are originally from Pakistan. | |
| Doctors said Tahla's injuries were like those of a car crash victim | Doctors said Tahla's injuries were like those of a car crash victim |
| The child was taken to Ealing Hospital in west London six times and was seen by at least seven different doctors in the 20 days preceding his death. | The child was taken to Ealing Hospital in west London six times and was seen by at least seven different doctors in the 20 days preceding his death. |
| Ikram had been formally cautioned for child neglect in March 2006 after police found Tahla alone at home. | Ikram had been formally cautioned for child neglect in March 2006 after police found Tahla alone at home. |
| The boy was placed in foster care, but within months he was handed back to Ikram. | The boy was placed in foster care, but within months he was handed back to Ikram. |
| Parveen began the affair with Ikram after walking out on her husband but she hated Tahla who she felt threatened their relationship, the court heard. | Parveen began the affair with Ikram after walking out on her husband but she hated Tahla who she felt threatened their relationship, the court heard. |
| While she showered her own daughter with love, Tahla was subjected to weeks of abuse, the court was told. | While she showered her own daughter with love, Tahla was subjected to weeks of abuse, the court was told. |
| His many injuries included a broken thigh and shin and three fractured ribs. Many of his injuries were ignored for days, causing him to scream as his broken bones ground together. | His many injuries included a broken thigh and shin and three fractured ribs. Many of his injuries were ignored for days, causing him to scream as his broken bones ground together. |
| Ikram and Parveen took Tahla back to the hospital five times, after his leg was initially put in a cast, claiming that the casts kept slipping off. | Ikram and Parveen took Tahla back to the hospital five times, after his leg was initially put in a cast, claiming that the casts kept slipping off. |
| A doctor who examined the baby said he looked like a car accident victim. | A doctor who examined the baby said he looked like a car accident victim. |
| The pair will be sentenced in September. | The pair will be sentenced in September. |