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| Sinead Wooding: Husband Akshar Ali guilty of murder | Sinead Wooding: Husband Akshar Ali guilty of murder |
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| A "woman beater" who stabbed his wife and bludgeoned her with a hammer before setting her body alight has been found guilty of murder. | A "woman beater" who stabbed his wife and bludgeoned her with a hammer before setting her body alight has been found guilty of murder. |
| Sinead Wooding, 26, was found dumped in woodland outside Leeds on 14 May. | Sinead Wooding, 26, was found dumped in woodland outside Leeds on 14 May. |
| Husband Akshar Ali, 27, who had a history of domestic violence, stabbed the mother-of-four six times alongside accomplice Yasmin Ahmed. | Husband Akshar Ali, 27, who had a history of domestic violence, stabbed the mother-of-four six times alongside accomplice Yasmin Ahmed. |
| The pair had denied murder but were convicted after a trial at Leeds Crown Court. | The pair had denied murder but were convicted after a trial at Leeds Crown Court. |
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| Ms Wooding was attacked at Ahmed's home in Reginald Mount, Potternewton. | Ms Wooding was attacked at Ahmed's home in Reginald Mount, Potternewton. |
| During the trial, the court heard how Ms Wooding was "struck while kneeling" with blood spots being found on the cellar wall. | During the trial, the court heard how Ms Wooding was "struck while kneeling" with blood spots being found on the cellar wall. |
| The room had been swept and walls wiped down, and attempts were made to cover up a large bloodstain in the centre of the floor. | The room had been swept and walls wiped down, and attempts were made to cover up a large bloodstain in the centre of the floor. |
| A student who lived next door to Ahmed told the court she saw a man and a woman carrying "what appeared to be a body" wrapped in a covering and placed in the boot of a car on the morning of 14 May. | A student who lived next door to Ahmed told the court she saw a man and a woman carrying "what appeared to be a body" wrapped in a covering and placed in the boot of a car on the morning of 14 May. |
| Ms Woodings remains were later found by joggers at Alwoodley Crags. | Ms Woodings remains were later found by joggers at Alwoodley Crags. |
| Ali, of Scott Hall Road, Leeds, was described during the trial as a "woman beater" who had badgered another woman for sex days before his wife's murder. | Ali, of Scott Hall Road, Leeds, was described during the trial as a "woman beater" who had badgered another woman for sex days before his wife's murder. |
| It emerged in court that Ms Wooding had made a 999 call to West Yorkshire Police on 10 May. | It emerged in court that Ms Wooding had made a 999 call to West Yorkshire Police on 10 May. |
| The force later referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in June. | The force later referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in June. |
| Ali's mother Aktahr Bi, 45, denied assisting an offender by procuring a vehicle and assisting in the disposal of Ms Wooding's corpse and was found not guilty. | Ali's mother Aktahr Bi, 45, denied assisting an offender by procuring a vehicle and assisting in the disposal of Ms Wooding's corpse and was found not guilty. |
| His brother Asim Ali, 21, denied assisting an offender by procuring a vehicle and assisting in the disposal and burning of her body and was also found not guilty. | His brother Asim Ali, 21, denied assisting an offender by procuring a vehicle and assisting in the disposal and burning of her body and was also found not guilty. |
| A fifth defendant, Vicky Briggs, 25, of Throstle Road, Middleton was found guilty of assisting an offender by helping to clean up and burn material after the murder | A fifth defendant, Vicky Briggs, 25, of Throstle Road, Middleton was found guilty of assisting an offender by helping to clean up and burn material after the murder |
| Ali, Ahmed and Briggs are due to be sentenced on Wednesday. | Ali, Ahmed and Briggs are due to be sentenced on Wednesday. |