Taken into care urgently. that didn t happen. the neglect was so great and of such a criminal case that she was convicted ultimately unusually of a case of the charge of gross negligence, manslaughter as well as the four child cruelty charges which they admitted to earlier, that was the jury returning a verdict in over an hour ago at country crown court unanimously after a three week trial where he will be sentenced next week. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son s inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. 0n the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, but his mother couldn t help because she had passed out after taking drugs.
At coventry crown court unanimously after a three week trial where she will be sentenced next week. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son s inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. on the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, but his mother couldn t help because she had passed out after taking drugs. it s thought he went out for some air but collapsed and died. his body was found by a neighbour. this is a seven year old boy, hakeem hussein, who died of something that was preventable, which was an asthma attack. and through the trial, the evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised her drug use over him.