The father of slain toddler Sanaya Sahib reveals the moment he find out she was gone

THE father of slain toddler Sanaya Sahib says he “just froze” when he heard his little girl was dead, and has told of the last time he saw her alive.

Murdered tot Sanaya Sahib, whose body was found in Heidelberg West on April 10.

THE father of slain toddler Sanaya Sahib says he “just froze” when he heard his little girl was dead and has told of the last time he saw her alive.

He saw his daughter on Thursday — just two days before she was killed.

“She wanted to come into my lap ... I just wish I brought her home with me,” Sameer Sahib told Nine News.

He couldn’t believe his former partner had been charged with her murder.

“We both brought her into the world. How could she do that?”

Homicide detectives say Sofina Nikat, 22, has made “full confessions” to them over the death of 14-month-old Sanaya. She was charged with murder on Tuesday night.

Nikat was excused from fronting court on Wednesday after her lawyer, Michael McNamara, raised mental health concerns.

Sameeer Sahib, father of Sanaya Sahib. Picture: Nine News

Sofina Nikat. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

There was no hint there was anything wrong with Nikat at that meeting. When he heard the news at the weekend he was devastated.

“I couldn’t believe it. I just froze.”

Meanwhile, the actions of welfare agencies in the weeks and months before Sanaya death are to be investigated by the Victorian government.

Now state Families Minister Jenny Mikakos has ordered a probe into how government agencies dealt with the family before the toddler’s death.

“There are strict protocols in place between agencies and services when it comes to sharing information about children,” a government spokeswoman said in a statement.

“The Minister for Families and Children has requested the Commissioner for Children and Young People investigate the death of Sanaya Sahib to determine whether these protocols have been followed by the Department of Health and Human Services and all related agencies.” Sanaya’s body was found in the Darebin Creek on Sunday less than 24 hours after Nikat told police she had been snatched from her pram in a Heidelberg West park.

Nikat had told police a man of African appearance, smelling of alcohol and wearing no shoes, pushed her to the ground before taking off with the toddler.

She said she gave chase but could not catch him.

A public memorial will take place at the Heidelberg park on Friday when balloons will be released to remember Sanaya.