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A former pathologist who told her only daughter to ignore a cancer diagnosis that ended up killing her branded her blue collar son-in-law 'soulless' and questioned his parenting skills, a court heard. Dr. Jila Khorsand's daughter Shahrzad Naso, 37, died from brain cancer in April, 2024 leaving her husband Scott Naso and their three-year-old daughter Laila devastated. Shahrzad, who was known as Sherry, had dumped the wealthy plastic surgeon her parents wanted her to marry in favor of detective Scott, with her parents never accepting him as a replacement. Scott accused his in-laws of being responsible for Sherry's death after they discouraged her from seeking treatment, despite a previous cancer diagnosis. He has refused to let them see their grandchild since. A court battle is now being fought in Warwick, Rhode Island, where earlier this week text messages from Khorsand to her daughter were revealed. According to the Boston Globe, Shahrzad text her mom in March 2024 and expressed concerns her health was failing again after surviving breast cancer a few years prior. The court heard how Khorsand responded: 'There is nothing wrong with u and I would not see anyone until u are off the med completely!', referring to Prozac. Her daughter died a few weeks later. Khorsand told the court on Monday that she had told people after her daughter's death that Scott was 'soulless' and that she couldn't fathom why he wouldn't let her near his daughter, saying she was closer to Laila than he was. She did so despite accusations she and her husband were to blame for their daughter's horrific death by playing down what turned out to be cancer symptoms. On Tuesday Khorsand now said that she believes Scott is actually a fit parent while being questioned by his lawyer Veronica Assalone. Assalone said: 'You don't have a problem with his parenting ability? You think he's a good father? A loving father?', she responded: 'I do.' Khorsand did not elaborate on what had caused her dramatic change in opinion of Scott. The bitter court battle came about after her parents, Khorsand and her father Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi, petitioned the court to order that Naso let them see Laila. Judge Felix Gill is holding a hearing to determine whether granting the retired doctor couple access to Laila is in the little girl's best interests. Naso also filed a complaint with the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, accusing his in-laws of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. After Sherry's death, Scott uncovered 124 prescriptions the couple had written for his wife in the last 10 years, which 'masked' her symptoms, He also uncovered prescriptions written for his daughter without his knowledge, it is alleged. The American Medical Association's code of ethics states that doctors not to treat close family members. Khorsand told the court that her texts to Sherry about her failing health had merely been 'motherly advice', even though the dying woman had also been receiving prescriptions from her parents. Assalone told Judge Gill that the Department of Health investigation released around 400 files to her on Friday. Both Khorsand and Ghoreishi let their state medical licenses run out last year, the Boston Globe reported. Their lawyer Michael Ahn is attempting to prevent evidence and testimony about their alleged medical care being heard in court. After Assalone started questioning Khorsand over her daughter's health, Ahn objected to the questions saying it was not a medical malpractice hearing. The judge overruled him, Khorsand testified that it was actually her daughter who blamed Prozac for her symptoms the day of the text exchange. Scott had previously told the outlet: 'I think their level of medical negligence and reckless behavior is the main reason she passed away when she did.' The pair were deeply in love and described one another as soulmates. He nursed her through grueling breast cancer treatment and the two married shortly after. In 2021, they welcomed Laila using an egg donor and surrogate, paid for by her parents. But the family's idyllic life in their 'dream' $1 million in Portsmouth was shattered in 2023 when Sherry started developing strange symptoms. She became irritable, confused and suffering from dizzy spells and limpness in her limbs. By March 2024 her symptoms had worsened and a nurse practitioner encouraged her to seek further treatment, which she refused. Eventually Scott enlisted the help of a friend's neurologist father and they tricked Sherry into going for an exam. By that stage, Sherry could barely speak, move and was forgetting her train of thought. But she never recovered. Sherry was sent for surgery to try and remove a deep rooted brain tumor, but never regained consciousness. Her parents never visited her in hospital. Khorsand said her daughter told her not to and that they did not want to see her in that condition. The couple also did not attend her funeral. They did gather at their daughter's home where they were seen squirting the steroid Prednisone down a screaming Laila's throat in front of horrified mourners. A judge decided last year, without holding a hearing, to grant supervised visits every other week with a supervisor that Khorsand and Ghoreishi would have to pay for. The hearing continues on Wednesday.
