Pick Me Up!

DEVIL IN DISGUISE

Laughing and cheering with friends before a school sports match, it was clear to see that sisters Amina and Sarah were popular amongst their peers

Like most highschoolers their age, they were interested in social activities like pep rallies.

The two were both seniors at Lewisville High School in Texas, and enjoyed messing about together with their school friends.

Children of American Patricia Owens and Egyptian taxi driver Yaser Said, 65, they seemed like your average family.

Yaser first met Patricia in his local convenience store, where she was working back in 1987.

She was just 15 at the time, and he was 29.

After promising her parents that he could provide

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