The Coventry Crown court heard that two days earlier, on November 24, a nurse told a child protection conference that the boy was “in danger of dying” and could “die that weekend.” Hakim asked to be removed from Laura Heath’s care, but – although it was concluded that he was in “serious danger” – he was allowed to stay with her. The student – who was said by jurors to have “severe uncontrolled asthma” – was found dead in the garden on November 26, with no signs of medication near him. Matthew Brook, who is prosecuting, told the court: “The defendant deliberately prioritized her heroin and cocaine addiction and defied the medical advice she received that would keep her son’s asthma under control. READ MORE: 53 Amazing Birmingham Restaurants We Think You Must Really Try “Hakim died as a result. He died alone in the early hours of the morning sometime between midnight and 6 in the morning.” Heath, 39, without a pre-determined address, has denied the murder of her son, a three-year-old student at the Nechells E-ACT Academy. Addressing the jury today, the first day of the trial, Mr Brooke later told them that the nurse at the child protection conference “recognized that Hakim was in danger of dying”. He said the nurse asked him to leave Heath immediately because “he could die at the weekend”, but went on to say: “Tragically, although it was concluded that Hakim was in serious danger, it was decided not to remove him from his care. of the accused “. Follow our test updates below. We send the court directly to our inbox – sign up for them here
