Iman Omar Yousef was declared unfit to stand trial A woman who stabbed her daughter before dousing her body in acid unlawfully killed her, a jury has found.
Iman Omar Yousef, 25, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was declared unfit to stand trial over the death of three-year-old Alia Ahmed Jama.
The toddler’s body was found at a house in Erdington, Birmingham, in February.
The Birmingham Crown Court jury, which was told to disregard any question of intent, found Yousef unlawfully killed Alia.
Yousef, an asylum seeker from Somalia, was considered too ill to plead and the case was heard in her absence.
She will be sentenced later.
The judge will hear evidence from a forensic psychiatrist before passing sentence, but indicated he would “almost certainly” impose a hospital order with restrictions.
“This has not been an easy case for any of us,” he said.
Alia’s body was found covered in bin liners on a bedroom floor at a house in Milverton Road on 13 February.
The court heard Alia had been repeatedly stabbed and acid had corroded her bones and internal organs.
“What (police) found was truly a shocking sight”
James Burbidge Prosecutor
Det Ch Insp Tim Bacon, from West Midlands Police, told the court that Yousef made six calls to police the day before the killing, claiming people were trying to get into her house but officers found no evidence anyone had been there.
The court heard that Yousef went to a police station with her daughter after the officers left and demanded to be moved to a hostel.
She was given security advice and sent home after being told she was not eligible for such accommodation.
Prosecutors said the next day two officers went to the address after concerns were raised about Alia’s wellbeing by Yousef’s mother.
Prosecutor James Burbidge said: “What they found was truly a shocking sight.
“The body had then been partly covered with black and green bin liners. The officers could smell what seemed like acid.”
The court heard that one of the officers collapsed on the landing after seeing the body.
Mr Burbidge said “dozens” of stab wounds had been inflicted on the toddler.
Yousef may have applied acid to her daughter’s body in a bid to “dissolve her away”, Mr Burbidge added.
Birmingham City Council said the case would be investigated.
“A serious case review has been initiated into this case, and now that criminal proceedings have been completed, it will be sent to Ofsted,” a spokeswoman said.
“We cannot comment any further at this stage.”
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