'Little Sanam's agony ignored by accused'.Byline: By JOANNE DOUGLAS News Reporter A COUPLE accused of murdering Sanam Navsarka were described as "cruel" by the prosecutor leading the case. Zahbeena Navsarka and Subhan Anwar "failed to notice the sheer agony" the two-year-old Deighton girl endured at their hands. And prosecutor Julian Goose QC said the couple, both aged 21, failed to save the toddler because they were responsible for her injuries. During his closing speech to the jury, Mr Goose detailed the events from February 2008, when Navsarka and Anwar met, to little Sanam's death on May 8. He said: "When Zahbeena Navsarka and Subhan Anwar met in that phone shop in Batley you might conclude that Sanam was a normal little girl... she appeared to be healthy. "But what of Sanam as far as Navsarka and Anwar were concerned? "She appeared to be out of sight and out of mind while these two defendants got onwith what suited them. Sanamwas not important." The couple, of Riddings Road, are alleged to have subjected Sanam to 107 external injuries before her death, with fractures to both her arms and legs. They deny murder. Anwar denies causing or allowing the death of a child. Navsarka admits to failing to protect her daughter. Mr Goose added: "Each of them blames the other but both did nothing for her, either separately or together. "Both allege To state, recite, assert, or charge the existence of particular facts in a Pleading or an indictment; to make an allegation. allege v. that they were frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. of each other and there, in the middle, is Sanam aged two years and a few months. "These defendants have each said during this trial "I didn't realise she was so badly injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. ", but you must ask yourselves, 'can you believe that?' "Do you believe that or is it plainly and obviously a lie? "From what they say, they didn't even notice she was in sheer agony. "We say these defendants knew what condition she was in and did nothing because they were the one's who were doing it to her." He described the cruelty Sanam endured, including being locked in a cupboard. While Anwar was said to have made video recordings of Sanam having a fit and taken pictures of her in a tumble dryer tumble dryer or drier Noun an electrically-operated machine that dries wet laundry by rotating it in warmed air inside a metal drum tumble dryer n (BRIT) → secadora and dustbin. "Both defendants we say joined together in cruel behaviour," Mr Goose added. "Cruelly, we say, she was put into a cupboard. "Cruelly, we say, aftershave aftershave Noun a scented lotion applied to a man's face after shaving aftershave , aftershave lotion after n → Rasierwasser nt was wiped or dripped on to her nappy rash nappy rash n → prurito nappy rash nappy n to have nappy rash → avoir les fesses rouges nappy rash nappy n → . "Cruelly, we say, they failed to treat those fractures. "What could have been in the minds of the perpetrators to cause these 107 injuries to such a small child? "They lied about Sanam drowning because they had to find a reason as to why she collapsed and died." Mr Goose described their actions as a "cover up", adding: "The events ofMay 8 shows what was on their minds - themselves and themselves only. "The evidence here proves you can be sure that they are both guilty of murder." The case continues. CAPTION(S): IN CLOSE-UP: Riddings Road, Deighton - where two-year-old Sanam Navsarka (pictured right) died |
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