Teesside

At the start of the inquest at Teesside Magistrates' Court, senior activities co-ordinator Paul Godwin said Leah was with a group of children taking part in a forest walk.

Saffanah's khalas - who all work in healthcare on Teesside - made a plea to their community not to discriminate against her when she returns from hospital.

Since getting back to England the couple have stayed with a family in Berkshire but plan to settle back on their native Teesside once they find a home.

The couple thanked people on Teesside who supported them through their ordeal and lobbied MPs and the Foreign Office for support.

But Ray Casey, a member of the Teesside Resistance group which opposes Houchen, said it "appears to be an attempt to reduce public scrutiny of the TVCA".