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Mother, 36, who stabbed herself to death in Asda in front of horrified shoppers had lost her nine-year-old daughter to terminal illness just five months ago

A desperate woman who stabbed herself in the neck in a busy Asda supermarket had lost her nine-year-old daughter to terminal illness just months before, it was revealed today.

Sobia Yousef, 36, died in front of horrified staff and shoppers in the kitchenware aisle of Asda in Shipley, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning.

Friends believe the death of her child five months ago caused a 'collapse in her mental state'.

Four days of official mourning have started at her mosque in Frizinghall, Bradford.

Bradford Councillor Imdad Hussain said she had undergone treatment at Lynfield Mount psychiatric hospital after her child passed away last year.

'It is a great tragedy which has left the whole local community and far beyond in shock,' he said.

'It is such a terribly sad way for anyone to end their life.

'Sadly it seems that she lost her nine-year-old daughter some five months ago and it was that which triggered the collapse of her mental state.

'Her daughter had been born with an illness and the doctors only gave the baby a year to live.

'However she managed to stay alive until she was nine and there was a very special and close bond between the mother and daughter.'

He said: 'Questions have to be asked of the authorities and organisations involved over what support was being given.'