Father of boy on life support calls for safety review at Essex beach where two died
A seven-year-old boy, Musa Ahmed, is on life support in a hospital in London.Shelina Rahman’s husband is Mansur Rahman, the leader of Jubo Dal UK, the overseas youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist party in Britain. Photograph: Jamie Lashmar/PADCI Al Pitcher confirmed that a mother and daughter had died, saying: “My thoughts, and those of my team, are with the friends and family of the woman and girl who died yesterday. We can now confirm they were a mother and daughter from London and we are supporting their family in what is an unimaginable time.“Since yesterday we have been working to establish the circumstances which led up to this incident.
- ▪A seven-year-old boy, Musa Ahmed, is on life support in a hospital in London.Shelina Rahman’s husband is Mansur Rahman, the leader of Jubo Dal UK, the overseas youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist party in Britain.
- ▪Photograph: Jamie Lashmar/PADCI Al Pitcher confirmed that a mother and daughter had died, saying: “My thoughts, and those of my team, are with the friends and family of the woman and girl who died yesterday.
- ▪We can now confirm they were a mother and daughter from London and we are supporting their family in what is an unimaginable time.“Since yesterday we have been working to establish the circumstances which led up to this incident.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Beach tragedy family backs calls for safety review — BBC News — UK
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Left, Sameeha Rahman, 15, who died along with her mother, Shalina, in West MerseaView image in fullscreenLeft, Sameeha Rahman, 15, who died along with her mother, Shalina, in West MerseaEssexFather of boy on life support calls for safety review at Essex beach where two diedShahin Ahmed praises relatives Shelina Rahman and her daughter Sameeha, who died trying to help his seven-year-old son in waterRachel HallMon 27 Jul 2026 05.56 EDTFirst published on Thu 23 Jul 2026 05.45 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe teenage girl and woman who died in the waters off an Essex beach were trying to help a seven-year-old boy who had got into difficulty, police believe.Family members identified the pair as Shelina Rahman, a 42-year-old British-Bangladeshi teacher who is married to a Bangladeshi…
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