Name: Aneilia Butler.
Died: February 23, 2022.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Beetham, Trinidad and Tobago.
Disability: Intellectual disability, speech impediment.
Details:
Aneilia’s family home caught on fire, and though her family was able to evacuate, no one could reach the room where she was trapped by fire and smoke. Aneilia’s body was found there after the fire and her stepfather was arrested.
Case Status:
Juman Ali Sahadath (Stepfather) is charged with murder.
Sources:
Stepfather charged with 2022 murder of special needs Beetham girl – Trinidad Guardian
Man in court for the murder of a 9-year-old girl who died in a fire at Beetham in 2022
Three years later: Man charged with 9 year old girl’s murder
Mom loses 2nd child to fire