A cruel mum who beat her son to death for failing to learn parts of the Koran by heart has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 17 years.
Sara Ege, 33, was convicted of murder after it was revealed she had burned the body of her seven-year-old boy Yaseen before trying to claim he had died in a house fire.
But a murder trial heard she treated little Yaseen like a “dog” and repeatedly beat him with a stick for failing to memorise religious texts quickly enough. Ege collapsed as the sentence was delivered at Cardiff Crown Court and had to be helped, trembling and sobbing, from the dock.
Passing sentence trial judge told Ege:
“What was your motive for acting as you did? I am satisfied that, on the day of his death, Yaseen was kept home from school so that he could dedicate himself to his (Koran) studies”.
“On that day Yaseen must have failed in some way because I am satisfied that it was that failure which was the trigger for the beating”.
“That is what you told the police in the course of your confession in July 2010 and I see no reason to doubt what you then said was true”.
Ege was found guilty of the murder of her son by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court last month
The schoolboy had suffered multiple injuries to his body and died in July 2010 from internal injuries caused by three months of punishing beatings.
His death was treated as a terrible tragedy in the aftermath of the blaze but it was quickly found he was dead before it started.
Ege accused husband Yousef Ege, 38, who stood trial with his wife, of being a violent bully who beat her and was their son's real killer. But he was cleared of causing or allowing his son’s death at home in Pontcanna, Cardiff, south Wales, by failing to act to prevent it.
Ege was found guilty both of murder and of a charge of perverting the course of justice.
Posted: at 7-01-2013 07:16 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
jamepinto at 7-01-2013 07:30 PM (12 years ago) (m)
how dis one take change our gvt? well sorry
Posted: at 7-01-2013 07:30 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
KingPharoah at 7-01-2013 08:14 PM (12 years ago) (m)
KORAN will always be associated with death & destruction, just imaging such a cruelty to 7-yr-old. Anyway, I can't blame Islamic faithfuls, rather prophet mohammed who molested Aisha when she was only nine & people still chose to be blind, phyuk.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnagpZNWZqE#
Posted: at 7-01-2013 08:14 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
dlimelite at 7-01-2013 09:38 PM (12 years ago) (f)
These is so evil. Your own child. This young boy is no older than 5 or 6 yrs and youre tryna force him to memorize Koran. Younger children's memory is usually weaker than older children/ppl. It takes time & patience with them. Most adults cant even recite most of their country's laws or bible texts and you want your lil son to spend his days memorizing Koran when he should be in school. Dont know why these muslims take it so seriously any way. Not like memorizing Koran will get the boy scholarship.... Wickedness & Foolishness!!! Rest in peace innocent Lil angel.
Posted: at 7-01-2013 09:38 PM (12 years ago) | Hero