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A HEARTBROKEN girl has been kicked out of school and her family has been evicted – because she made a spelling mistake.

Faryal Bhatti, 13, was allegedly beaten by her teacher then expelled for making the “blasphemous” error in an exam when she accidentally misplaced a dot.

The youngster had written a poem in Urdu praising Islamic prophet Mohammed but the slight mistake meant she put the word “curse” instead of “hymn”. The Christian girl’s slip in Pakistan enraged Muslims in the area.

Fellow students at the girl’s school in Abbottabad campaigned for Faryal to be prosecuted, there was a demonstration on the streets and Muslim leaders called for swift action to be taken against the youngster’s family.

They were evicted and Faryal’s mum, Sarafeen Bhatti, lost her job as a nurse and was forced to transfer to another hospital 50 miles away.

The reaction to the teenager’s spelling error has been condemned by moderate Islamic groups.

Ziaul Haq Naqshbandi, of the Tahafuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat Mahaz, said: “The real culprit is the man who set this question paper for the Christian girl.

“If you are not taught Islam during your childhood then even a Muslim student can make such a mistake.”