Newborn babies only require milk, milk she would be producing from her body, she said malnutrition not sanitation. Does shamima look malnourished or a bag of bones to you? Her skin looks clear, her clothes look clean and her nails are manicured and painted, sanitation you say?
Your are describing her now or more recently I assume, not when she was discovered in the camp by the Times journo in 2019? She looked and sounded ill in the original footage.
According to what I've read on the subject, prior to ending up in the camp her family were fleeing Raqqa before it was taken back from Daesh. She was anything but healthy and was malnourished at this point and was about to give birth. When she was 'found' in the camp she was clearly unwell. Just watch the footage. Her baby had pneumonia as well and became unwell during the night. She and the baby were taken to 'the big hospital' where the baby was put on a drip and locked in a room with Begum with a guard outside. The baby then died of a lung infection and Begum was left in the room with the baby until morning came and they could transport her back to the camp and the baby for burial. *
Before anyone starts talking about 'sympathy', that's not the purpose of this post. The last couple of days emotions have understandably run high in this thread, but she's a terrible enough person without anyone having to invent scenarios to make her seem "worse" somehow. The Syrian Democratic Forces confirmed that she had a baby and that her baby had died. Again, from what I've read, she originally only said she wanted to be repatriated so the baby could be treated in a UK hospital. At that point she showed zero remorse.
*Begums words and also in statements made by authorities at the camp.
Also, I really appreciate the posts made by forum members who work in legal issues, it's really interesting reading your take on the news this week, thanks for your input!
