Husband who stabbed wife to death as she pushed their baby in pram jailed for 28 years
Habibur Masum, 27, was found guilty of murdering Kulsuma Akter in a 'ferocious' knife attack in broad daylight after tracking her to a women's refuge.
Masum left her bleeding to death and calmly walking away, leaving their seven-month-old son behind.
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- BBC News
Driver, 83, suffered leg spasm before fatal Skipton crash
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South Wales Argus
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- South Wales Argus
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Where to watch the ‘One Night in Idaho' documentary
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