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BBC News
3 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Portslade woman, 49, hospitalised with stab wounds
A 49-year-old woman has been taken to hospital with stab wounds to her hand and abdomen, Sussex Police have injuries were not considered to be life-threatening or life-changing, the force were called to the domestic incident at a flat in Clarendon Place, Portslade, shortly before 18:00 BST on Monday.A 44-year-old woman, from Hampshire, was arrested on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.


The Independent
15-05-2025
- The Independent
Woman who disappeared after leaving work died of stab wounds, coroner told
A 37-year-old woman who was last seen alive leaving work died of stab wounds, a coroner's court has heard. The body of Paria Veisi was found at a property in the Penylan area of Cardiff on April 19, seven days after she went missing. Alireza Askari, 41, is accused of murdering Ms Veisi, preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and assaulting a person occasioning them actual bodily harm. An inquest into Ms Veisi's death was opened at South Wales Central Coroner's Court in Pontypridd on Thursday. The coroner's officer said the pathologist's post-mortem report listed the provisional cause of death as stab wounds to the neck and upper chest. Area coroner Patricia Morgan adjourned the inquest for police investigations to conclude. She said: 'On the basis of the evidence that has been set out to me this morning, I have reason to suspect that her death might be violent in nature. 'I have been informed by South Wales Police that there is an ongoing investigation and on that basis, I suspend the inquest until I am informed the criminal proceedings reach their conclusion.' She passed on her condolences to Ms Veisi's friends and family. Askari appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on April 22 alongside Maryam Delavary, 48, of Australia Road, White City Estate, west London. Delavary is accused of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and conspiring to pervert the course of justice. A four-week trial is due to start in October. South Wales Police said Ms Veisi was reported missing after leaving her workplace in the Canton area of Cardiff on April 12. She was driving her black Mercedes GLC 200 which was later found in Dorchester Avenue in Penylan.


Sky News
15-05-2025
- Sky News
Paria Veisi: Woman who disappeared after leaving work died of stab wounds, coroner told
A woman who disappeared after leaving work died of stab wounds, a coroner has been told. Paria Veisi, 37, was last seen alive leaving her work, a week before her body was found at a property in the Penylan area of Cardiff on 19 April. Alireza Askari, 41, has been charged with Ms Veisi's murder, preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, and assaulting a person occasioning them actual bodily harm. An inquest into her death was opened on Thursday where the provisional cause of death was given as stab wounds to the neck and upper chest. Area coroner Patricia Morgan passed on her condolences to Ms Veisi's friends and family and told South Wales Central Coroner's Court that she would adjourn the inquest until police investigations have concluded. "On the basis of the evidence that has been set out to me this morning, I have reason to suspect that her death might be violent in nature," she said. "I have been informed by South Wales Police that there is an ongoing investigation and on that basis, I suspend the inquest until I am informed the criminal proceedings reach their conclusion." After Ms Veisi was reported missing, South Wales Police said that she was last seen leaving her workplace in the Canton area of Cardiff on 12 April. She was driving her black Mercedes GLC 200, which was later discovered on Dorchester Avenue, Penylan. Askari appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on 22 April alongside Maryam Delavary, 48, from White City Estate, west London. She is accused of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and conspiring to pervert the course of justice. A four-week trial is scheduled to start in October.


The Sun
15-05-2025
- The Sun
Cause of death revealed for woman found in ‘killer' husband's garden after she vanished leaving work
A WOMAN discovered dead in a garden after she vanished leaving work suffered stab wounds, an inquest heard today. Paria Veisi, 37, was last seen on April 12 making her way out of her office building in Cardiff at around 3pm. The businesswoman's £40,000 Mercedes GLC 220 was later found parked on a residential street but there was no sign of Paria. Tragically, police confirmed her body had been found in a suburban garden that belonged to her estranged husband Alireza Askari. Askari, 41, has been charged with murder, preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and assaulting a person occasioning them actual bodily harm. An inquest heard today how Paria's provisional cause of death was given as stab wounds to the neck and upper chest. A full hearing will be carried out at South Wales Central Coroner's Court on a date to be set. Area coroner Patricia Morgan said: "On the basis of the evidence that has been set out to me this morning, I have reason to suspect that her death might be violent in nature. "I have been informed by South Wales Police that there is an ongoing investigation and on that basis, I suspend the inquest until I am informed the criminal proceedings reach their conclusion." A desperate hunt was launched for Paria after her loved ones reported her missing. Her disappearance was described as "totally out of character". Askari appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on April 22 alongside Maryam Delavary. Delavary, 48, is accused of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body and conspiring to pervert the course of justice. A four-week trial is due to start in October. 4 4