An Indian father whose 15-year-old conjoined twin daughters are living in increasing agony has pleaded for help – or for them to be allowed to die.

Saba and Farah Shakeel are joined at the skull and have been suffering terrible headaches, joint pain and slurred speech as they grow older.

The girls have received specialist help in the past, thanks to the intervention of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, but their father, Mohammed, who works on a tea stall in Patna, cannot afford any more treatment.

His wage of just £65 a month is used up supporting his family of eight.

Mr Shakeel describes his daughters' condition as so miserable that the Indian government should allow doctors to carry out a mercy killing.

Five years ago Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed paid for the girls to visit some of the foremost conjoined twin specialists, including American Benjamin Carson, to investigate ways of separating them.

At that time the girls were in much better spirits and health. They could only move in a crab-like fashion, but enjoyed playing board games and watching Bollywood films.

Mr Shakeel was told that the girls would require up to six operations to separate them, each carrying a one in five chance that one of them would not survive.

He decided not to take the risk, despite the Crown Prince's offer to pay.

Five years later, the girls' condition is so much worse that Mr Shakeel has come to the heart-breaking conclusion that their suffering should come to an end, unless someone can fund treatment.

The dependency on Farah's kidneys is causing them to suffer weight loss and high blood pressure.

He told The Daily Telegraph: ‘The girls want to live and enjoy life as others do but when they are in pain, they cry and ask for help.

‘All we want is either the government should come and help us treat them or allow them to die, because they are in a miserable condition.’

The twins' elder brother, Tamana Ahmad Malik, said the pair were in excruciating pain all the time they are awake, which is at least 15 hours a day.

'In the last few months, they've suffered continuous headache and body pain. They have difficulty in speaking and their limbs have become twisted,' he said.


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I don't get the logic. He finds an operation too risky to try despite someone offering to pay the bills yet he want them to die via mercy killing. He needs to be slapped into his senses for that.

I'm sure someone will come here and say it is photoshop

Omase o. I feel for those poor girls.
And for dt father of theirs, cant he just try to take d risk of seperating them? He's nt even paying for it! SMH

Akshow: I'm sure someone will come here and say it is photoshop

what else could it be?

Brand_new: I don't get the logic. He finds an operation too risky to try despite someone offering to pay the bills yet he want them to die via mercy killing. He needs to be slapped into his senses for that.

exactly.which typre of father is he sef.tufiaaaa

Hmm these life gan, many stories being heard everyday

nobody pray for this but i doubt if its true.
imagine the cloth they are wear how could the round neck enter both girls i dont know if u think what i am thinking

Too much of bollywood film is affecting this man,Euthanasia

ThankGod for our lives oo

I thank God for my life..

Can someone please explain why we are now recycling News for front page?

This news was out June 2011

Which kind papa be dis...use scissors divide them now, must they die !

Speechless but with God all things are possible

lekibraky: nobody pray for this but i doubt if its true.
imagine the cloth they are wear how could the round neck enter both girls i dont know if u think what i am thinking

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What if the cloth have zip or button at the back
My prayer is that God will save them from this predicarment, with God all things are possible.

The man is just distraught...with their age there is no way the operation will go on and one will not die. While the other will have perpetual brain damage. He knows this and does'nt want pick a life an subject the survivor to a life of care and disability. But i still think they deserve a right to fate.

Mad Cow:


I am definitely thinking what you are thinking, which is; You have an IQ of - 50..

Your post is so retaarded I wonder if you are an slowpoke..

he didn't make a definite conclusion man. I think he's just trying to think aloud, which is what we should be encouraged to be doing in all situation. It shouldn't boil down to insults please, lets learn to decent and behave like adults.

My own understanding was that initially when they were young,the so called prince offered to pay for the surgery but they were given 1 in 5 chances of survival. As at then, they were still stable so because of that, the father refused cos he doesn't want to lose any of them but as they grew old, the pain and headache started and their condition became worse.that was when the father started begging for mercy killing

This is reflection time.........
This is serious......for those of us without any problem or handicap, how often do we thank God for his generous mercy on us and how often do we help those in this or other condition similar to handicap problem. May god help us all.

lekibraky: nobody pray for this but i doubt if its true.
imagine the cloth they are wear how could the round neck enter both girls i dont know if u think what i am thinking

i don't think anybody would think what you are thinking cos obviously you've never seen a dress with zip at the back.

I just dont know what to say, i dont know if i should support d father or not, but sincerely living will be painful for these girls, may be, d father should give d doctors benefit of doubt, perhaps, they can make it, or one of them......im really speechless, i tell you!

lekibraky: nobody pray for this but i doubt if its true.
imagine the cloth they are wear how could the round neck enter both girls i dont know if u think what i am thinking

What are you thinking? So it's only through the head you can put on your clothes? no insult intended Pls. Just think again.

Moral lesson : a stitch in time saves nine

I thought god was perfect?

It is well

Dolemite: I thought god was perfect?

That was a very silly thing to say...Hope you're happy now that its off your chest.

maasoap: They were still enjoy good health at that time. Apparently, he didn't envisage that their health condition could come to this.

tell him

picardor2k: My own understanding was that initially when they were young,the so called prince offered to pay for the surgery but they were given 1 in 5 chances of survival. As at then, they were still stable so because of that, the father refused cos he doesn't want to lose any of them but as they grew old, the pain and headache started and their condition became worse.that was when the father started begging for mercy killing

You are on point. Obviously, majority of those commenting here may have read the article but the understanding eludes them.