Zara Arsalan – West Bromwich

A lieing mum from West Bromwich has been found guilty of murdering her two-month-old daughter.

Emergency services rushed to the home of Zara Arsalan after receiving a call to say a baby girl was unresponsive.

Arsalan said this happened after the child fell from her mother’s lap on July 23, 2020.

However, paramedics found Harleen had suffered a serious head injury and her breathing was not stable

The child later died in hospital from her injuries the next day.

A post-mortem discovered that Harleen suffered multiple skull fractures, bleeding on the brain, fractured ribs and a fractured collar bone.

The injuries were believed to have come from contact with a hard surface and were not consistent with a fall.

It was believed Harleen was likely shaken. Arsalan was arrested and later charged with Harleen’s murder.

She had pleaded not guilty to killing her baby but a jury found the 31-year-old guilty of murdering her daughter at Coventry Crown Court on Friday (Friday, February 20).