A
couple
have
been
convicted
for
causing
the
death
of
their
three-year-old
son
after
his
severely
malnourished
body
was
found
buried
in
their
back
garden.
The
couple
have
been
jailed
for
44
years
in
total.
Tai,
42,
and
Naiyahmi
Yasharahyalah,
43,
were
on
Thursday,
Dec.
12,
handed
the
lengthy
jail
terms
for
what
prosecutors
described
as
a
case
of
“breathtaking”
neglect.
Their
son
Abiyah
Yasharahyalah
died
in
early
2020
from
a
respiratory
illness.
He
had
been
restricted
to
an
extreme
vegan
diet
and
suffered
from
a
list
of
other
problems
including
rickets,
anaemia
and
stunted
growth.
Jurors
at
Coventry
Crown
Court
heard
his
parents
shunned
mainstream
society
and
lived
“off
grid,”
creating
their
bespoke
belief
system
drawing
on
various
elements
from
New
Age
mysticism
and
West
African
religion.