Mother and gay lover face prison for killing Ayesha Ali, 8

A woman and her lesbian lover are facing years behind bars for torturing, abusing and finally killing her eight-year-old daughter while in the grip of a “sophisticated web of lies and deceit” on Facebook and in text messages.

Polly Chowdhury, 35, and Kiki Muddar, 43, were on trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of Chowdhury’s daughter, Ayesha Ali, at their home in Chadwell Heath, east London, in August 2013.

The jury deliberated for more than 31 hours before clearing them of murder but finding them guilty of manslaughter by a majority of 10-2.