Kamran Haider, 39, attacked 16-month-old Nusayba Umar, causing catastrophic brain damage on September 13, 2019. Nusayba, who weighed just 17 kilograms, was taken to hospital but died four days later. The cause of death was “violent trembling” and the collision, according to prosecutors. Haider had a history of violence, assaulting her ex-girlfriend and abusing her children. On Monday, a court in Old Bailey found him guilty of child murder and cruelty. Nusayba’s mother, Mrs. Amazir, from Newham, East London, met him through a dating site and actually moved in to help with his dog breeding business, according to jurors. On the day of Haider’s deadly attack, Mrs. Amazir got up to take care of the dogs when she heard Nusayba crying, jurors heard. As she was walking towards her room, she allegedly heard the accused say “shut up, Nusayba” and a slap in the face. He heard Nusayba “cry” in response, jurors said. Image: Kamran Haider denied any physical contact with the girl The girl did not appear to be the same afterwards, although there were no signs of injury, according to the court. Around 5pm, Nusayba started having a seizure and Haider suggested to Mrs. Amazir that the young man go to her house to “relax”, the jurors heard. Mrs. Amazir left and called an ambulance from the bus stop at the end of the road. When the paramedics arrived, it was clear that Nusayba was “seriously ill” and was taken to hospital. Intensive care support was withdrawn Her condition did not improve and, on September 17, 2019, support for intensive care was withdrawn and she died. Just over a fortnight before the deadly attack, Nusayba reportedly suffered a separate head injury while in the care of the accused. But Haider told Ms. Amazir that Nusayba fell into the kitchen while he was in the garden feeding his dogs. It continued to become increasingly threatening to the mother and child, according to the allegations. Haider “hit Nusayba in the hand during the timeout” He put Nusayba in a corner, slapped her on the hand during the timeout and made her adopt various “stress postures,” prosecutor Edward Brown QC told the court. Haider lived with his mother in a four-bedroom house in Ilford, north-east London. At first, Ms. Amazir had no real concerns about Haider’s behavior – which could be “lively” and “verbally aggressive,” the court heard. Mr Brown said Haider seemed to justify his behavior by accusing Ms Amazir of being too soft. ‘Defenseless’ Mr Brown told jurors: “Whether it was a blow to the head or a shaking of the head – or both – it does not matter for the purpose of this trial of the accused for her murder, nor does the prosecution to prove that they were one or the other. “Either – or both – of course involved a very serious and deadly attack on a defenseless child.” Haider had denied any physical contact, let alone an attack – but his claim was rejected by the jury. Justice Cheema-Grubb adjourned the sentence to Wednesday, saying: “Mr Haider has refused to attend today’s hearing. I would like to give him a chance to be here for his sentence.”
