Why Dad Killed Mum: My Family's Secret

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19 year old Tasnim wants to find out why her dad killed her mum when she was a baby

As her dad is being considered for release from prison, Tasnim wants to find out why he killed her mum when she was a baby. The answers she finds shocks her whole community.

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Tasnim search for answers reveals evidence that her mum was likely groomed by her dad.

Tasnim search for answers reveals evidence that her mum was likely groomed by her dad. Tasnim faces an uncomfortable truth: why did no-one listen to Lucy

Tasnim was 16 months old when her dad set her mum's home in Telford alight. Tasnim's mum, grandmother and aunt were all killed in the fire. Lucy Lowe, Tasnim's mum, was only 16 years old. Azhar Ali Mehmood, Tasnim's dad, has served 18 years in jail for triple murder. He is now eligible for release and Tasnim has been asked to bring her opinion to the parole board. Tasnim wants answers. She investigates her parent's relationship and her search reveals a shocking truth that takes her deep into a secret that rocked a community.
 
Azhar was nine years older than Lucy when she became pregnant at 14 years old. Tasnim accesses court transcripts from her dad's trial. Reports of possessive behaviour and sexual jealousy were included in the court transcript but the trial never investigated the exploitative nature of their relationship. Tasnim's grandfather also remembers arguments between Lucy and Azhar and was aware that their relationship was turbulent.  Tasnim faces an uncomfortable truth: why did no-one listen to Lucy?
 
One of Lucy's childhood friends gets in touch with Tasnim. She claims that Azhar also manipulated and groomed her and other underage girls. Evidence is building up to suggest that Lucy was in an abusive relationship and was also likely groomed.
 
Geraldine McKelvie, an investigative journalist, worked for three years to expose a network of organised child sexual exploitation in Telford.  Tasnim meets her to try to understand why the authorities didn't raise concerns about the nature of Lucy's relationship with Azhar.

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An investigation into child sexual grooming in Telford.

An investigation into child sexual grooming in Telford. Tasnim Lowe discovers that her mother may have been groomed by her father.

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