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Father of boy on life support calls for safety review at Essex beach where two died

Shahin Ahmed praises relatives Shelina Rahman and her daughter Sameeha, who died trying to help his seven-year-old son in waterThe 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 Ban

Published Monday, 27 July 2026 at 09:56
Father of boy on life support calls for safety review at Essex beach where two died
Shahin Ahmed praises relatives Shelina Rahman and her daughter Sameeha, who died trying to help his seven-year-old son in waterThe 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 politician, and her 15-year-old daughter, Sameeha. A seven-year-old boy, Musa Ahmed, is on life support in a hospital in London. Continue reading...

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