Tai-Zamarai Yasharahyalah, who caused the death of his son, has already been attacked twice in prison - before even beginning his sentence, the court heard.

Abiyah Yasharahyalah, three, had a "catalogue of injury and disease" when he died, a judge says.

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah have been jailed for causing the death of their young son Abiyah and perverting the course of justice by burying his body in their back garden

Severely-malnourished Abiyah Yasharahyalah was uncovered in rented garden in December 2022 after death years earlier

A couple who invented their own religion, embalmed and buried their three-year-old son in their back garden have been jailed for causing his death in a case of 'breathtaking neglect'.

Abiyah Yasharahyalah, 3, died from a respiratory illness while suffering from bone fractures and severe malnutrition. His parents Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah have now been jailed

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah have been jailed for causing the death of their young son

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah have been jailed for causing the death of their son.

Tai-zamarai Yasharahyalah and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah caused the death of their neglected son, Abiyah

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah subjected their three-year-old son Abiyah to "breathtaking cruelty" and then buried his body in their back garden in Handsworth, Birmingham

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah subjected their three-year-old son Abiyah to "breathtaking cruelty" and then buried his body in their back garden in Handsworth, Birmingham.