Tehzib Benali-Durant

Tehzib Roosevelt is the daughter of Lisa Durant and Salim Benali.

Background
Tehzib was born in San Myshuno on Christmas Day.

Storylines
Maya, Salim, Tajj and Tehzib moved back to Windenburg when they were young.

Tehzib's first major storyline as an adult involved flirting with Jeremiah (who she didn't know knew her mother). She realises that Jeremiah is in a relationship with her mother, but the two can't hide their feelings and share a kiss. Tehzib's faith means she can't sleep with him before marriage, as much as she wants to, and cools their affair.

When Jeremiah finally moves on, Tehzib is furious and when she learns that Jeremiah has one sperm sample left (from when he had cancer), she fakes documents and poses as his wife to obtain it - she's ready to ruin his life.

Lisa and Jeremiah get married but Tehzib exposes her ‘affair’ with him. She immediately regrets it since they haven’t had sex and admits her lies. Lisa exiles her from the family, and Tehzib realises she’s pregnant. She meets a man named Sean and marries him to have sex with him and say that her baby is his.

Years go by and Tehzib finds a photo of Sean with his brother... Jeremiah. She admits that she stole Jeremiah’s only sperm sample and had his baby to break her mum’s relationship up. Sean forgives her and vows to be a good dad to Theo, Sean and Tehzib move back to Windenburg and Lisa forgives her daughter. Sean is murdered by a gang member who thinks that Sean is Jeremiah leaving her devastated.

Tehzib moves to the outskirts of Windenburg and adopts a young girl named Lily. When Lisa found out that her then-husband Marco Cortez was the man that shot Sean years ago, she decides to not tell her daughter who is finally moving on with her life.

Crimes Committed

 * Forged signatures to obtain Jeremiah Baxter's only sperm sample