Nigerian Mum-of-two, Balikis Adeoye has come out to speak of her heartbreak after losing her "beautiful and happy" two-year-old daughter Mazeedat.
The devastated parent told an inquest she "didn't know or trust well enough" the people looking after her daughter when the horror unfolded on January 29, 2022. But, she felt forced to leave Mazeedat with them, in order to be with her three-month-old baby who was having heart surgery in hospital.
The little girl was tragically discovered at the property in Dagenham a few hours after an alarm was raised.
She was found in a bin which contained nine centimetres of water.
Balikis told an inquest at East London Coroner's Court she asked for help from social services at Newham Council but claimed no one had tried to find a foster parent for her daughter.
She said: "I struggle to find the words to describe the heartbreak I feel over Mazeedat's death.
"She was the most beautiful and happy little girl who brought sunshine to my life.
"Before her birth, I only knew how to love myself. When she was born Mazeedat was the best thing that had happened in my life.
"I'll always keep Mazeedat close to my heart and will forever cherish the short but precious years we had together.
"I just hope that by speaking out other families facing the same situation don't have to experience the same pain I will always live with."
The inquest heard how Balikis moved to the UK from Nigeria in March 2021 and on September, her baby son, who is British, had been diagnosed with a hole in his heart.
Balikis had first been referred to Newham Council four months before Mazeedat's death because she was living on sofas with no permanent home.
She told the inquest she requested a foster placement for her daughter, while she stayed with her son who was having heart surgery in hospital.