THE older brother of an 11-year-old girl who died after an incident in the bathroom of her family home told his girlfriend in text messages he 'killed' his sister after she was 'screaming her head off, an inquest heard.
Suhail Mohammed also said in the texts 'it was the heat of the moment' and 'I didn't know it's gonna knock her out. The exchanges, sent around the time an ambulance was called for schoolgirl Falaq Babar, were revealed as an inquest into her death resumed yesterday.
Greater Manchester Police applied to halt the inquest last year to investigate 'potential new lines of evidence But at the resumed hearing, police confirmed no further action was being taken after a file of evidence was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The inquest heard two of Falaq's siblings were apparently also in the bath-1 room with her at the time.
But Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Round, who led an investigation into the tragedy, said 'parental consent' to interview them wasn't given despite requests.
Mr Mohammed was 're-interviewed' in relation to the texts, but answered 'no comment, Det Chief Insp Round said.
This story is from the July 24, 2024 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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