Daily Mirror

Mum who fled blaze welcomes a ‘beacon of hope’ to the world

- BY MATTHEW YOUNG

A FAMILY who ran for their lives as Grenfell blazed around them has welcomed a baby girl, who they call their “beacon of hope”.

Incredibly, Aisha is one of six babies born in recent weeks to members of the family and their neighbours.

Beinazir Lasharie, her husband Damon Deiches and their two children fled barefoot as cladding spewed from the building.

Their four-year-old boy Liban has suffered since the disaster, and last week told his mum that for her birthday he wanted to buy her a hose “for the fire”.

After suffering PTSD and depression, Mrs Lasharie, 38, welcomed 7lbs 4oz Aisha 11 weeks ago.

Five of the six newly arrived babies were born to families who lived in the same 50-flat block as Beinazir in Testerton Walk – one of three sections of an estate that adjoins the foot of the tower.

She said of Aisha: “She’s been a ray of sunshine for all of us, a beacon of hope.” In March, Beinazir found temporary accommodat­ion back in the Grenfell community. She added: “God wanted to bless me with another child.”

Beinazir shares a WhatsApp group with the others who have recently given birth. She said: “We lost so many children. I knew those kids, I held those kids. But new children are being born and we have new life on the estate.”

We lost so many children. I knew them. But new kids are being born.

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