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The step­fa­ther of nine-year-old Aneil­ia But­ler, who died in a fire in 2022, has been charged with her mur­der.

Beetham Gar­dens res­i­dent Ju­man Ali Sa­ha­dath, 35, ap­peared be­fore a Mas­ter of the High Court, charged with the mur­der of the nine-year-old spe­cial needs child, which oc­curred on Feb­ru­ary 23, 2022.

The TTPS, in a state­ment is­sued yes­ter­day, said Sa­ha­dath was charged with the mur­der­when he ap­peared in court on March 5.