Mum Left Baby Alone For 6 Days to STARVE to Death

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Mum 19, Left Baby Alone to Starve to Death For Six Days While She Partied for Birthday

Verphy Kudi partied for six days to mark turning 18 - leaving 20-month-old Asiah to starve to death alone at her flat in Brighton, Sussex in December 2019

Daily Mirror, 28 MAR 2021.





Kudi pled guilty to manslaughter today (Image: Twitter)




Kudi partied for six days to celebrate turning 18 in 2019 (Image: Twitter)



A teenager who went partying for six days and left her baby to starve to death took to social media to sell concert tickets on the day her 20-month-old daughter's body was found.

The family of Verphy Kudi, 19, say they are 'broken' by the tragedy after the mother yesterday admitted manslaughter at Lewes Crown Court.Her daughter Asiah died in a flat at a 'supported housing' block in Brighton in December 2019 after being left alone for six days with no food or water.






The baby died when her mother, Kudi, left her behind to travel to London, Coventry and Solihull in celebration of her 18th birthday.A post-mortem examination and forensic tests found that Asiah starved, was dehydrated and developed flu.


Her cause of death was given as neglect.It has since emerged that Kudi, an aspiring Pretty Little Thing model, had attempted to sell concert tickets on Twitter on the day that her daughter's body was found.It is unclear whether the posts were made before or after she returned home.Following the hearing on Friday, the teenager's father Muba Kudi, 59, said his 'heart is so broken' after the death of his granddaughter.

'My heart is so broken.My daughter was missing.She had been missing since the age of 14,' he said.Her sister Aisha Batrane told MailOnline: 'This whole situation has completely broken my family.It might be entertainment for the rest of the world but it's totally shattered us.

'We are heartbroken and angry at how Verphy behaved.Verphy had been estranged from the family for quite a long time and we had minimal contact with her.'We have spoken to her and we're still not clear what she was doing for those six days, who she was with and why she left like that? Who the hell knows? We can't understand it.'As a family we now want to be left alone to grieve and try and understand what's happened.'


Kudi lived in a residential complex run by charity YMCA DownsLink, designed to house vulnerable young families on behalf of Brighton City Council.Staff are understood to be stationed at the entrance to the eight-flat block at all hours, with residents with social workers said to receive visits.However, because the flats are independent units, YMCA staff do not enter the living spaces or carry out regular inspections.Brighton City Council confirmed yesterday that Kudi and Asiah were not involved with social services when the 20-month-old died.

Brighton and Hove Safeguarding Children Partnership - an association of council services, police and NHS - has launched a serious case review into the case.Kudi was seen on CCTV leaving the flat on her birthday before attending parties in London, Coventry and Solihull - more than 150 miles away from her home.





The court heard how the mother had called 999 after seeing her baby would not wake up when she returned home from the party spree on December 11, 2019.Asiah was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton, but was declared dead on arrival.

She spoke only to answer guilty to the plea




Judge Christine Laing QC told her: "You have heard that before I get to sentence you the defence want to get a report on your behalf and a doctor will no doubt make arrangements to see you and interview you over the next few weeks."

The judge ordered that all social services records relating to the case be disclosed to the defence ahead of sentencing.

The case was adjourned to a provisional sentencing date of 28 May, but Kudi was warned this may be delayed.

The mum, who has been in prison since being charged in October last year, was remanded in custody.