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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".

Both Ms Hall and Vickers were initially charged with murdering their daughter, but the case against her was quickly dropped and Vickers alone stood trial at Teesside Crown Court in January.