Alia's

The acid had partly corroded internal organs, including her heart and lungs, and part of her spine, ribcage and breastboneThe court heard that social workers had visited Yousef, an asylum seeker from Somalia, the day before Alia's body was found amid concerns over her supervision and whether their accommodation was suitable.

Mother tried to dissolve stabbed girl's body with acid, court told Helen Carter 2010

James Burbidge QC, for the prosecution, said two police officers attended the address on 13 February after Yousef's mother expressed concerns for Alia's wellbeing.

Mother tried to dissolve stabbed girl's body with acid, court told Helen Carter 2010

When you see Alia's toes and hands painted in every neon color in the spectrum, it is easy to want to fall into her world and never come out, as if it were a haven from anything bleak.

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The prosecution said Yousef was reluctant to allow social services access to Alia's medical records but took her to a GP for a check-up later that day where the child was found to be healthy.

Mother tried to dissolve stabbed girl's body with acid, court told Helen Carter 2010

The realization of Alia's imagination is everywhere, from her home, which is an infinite art project, a collage of genres, to her colorful "freak dipped" clothes, and especially her paintings of rainbows which are literally meant to be portals into another world and have hung in notable places such as The LA Architecture & Design Museum.

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With this sense of endless possibility in mind, Alia's crocheted dress, which we photographed while she was in her outdoor room that is painted like the sky, was inspired by a '60s bride who was naked and wrapped herself in a tablecloth for the ceremony.

StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Artist Wants To Make The World Technicolor StyleLikeU 2011

With this sense of endless possibility in mind, Alia's crocheted dress, which we photographed while she was in her outdoor room that is painted like the sky, was inspired by a '60s bride who was naked and wrapped herself in a tablecloth for the ceremony.

StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Artist Wants To Make The World Technicolor StyleLikeU 2011

When you see Alia's toes and hands painted in every neon color in the spectrum, it is easy to want to fall into her world and never come out, as if it were a haven from anything bleak.

StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Artist Wants To Make The World Technicolor StyleLikeU 2011

The realization of Alia's imagination is everywhere, from her home, which is an infinite art project, a collage of genres, to her colorful "freak dipped" clothes, and especially her paintings of rainbows which are literally meant to be portals into another world and have hung in notable places such as The LA Architecture & Design Museum.

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Dr James Lucas, a pathologist who conducted a postmortem, told the court "very extensive corrosive damage" hampered interpretation of Alia's injuries, making it impossible to ascertain a cause of death.

Mother tried to dissolve stabbed girl's body with acid, court told Helen Carter 2010