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| Habibur Masum guilty of murdering wife in Bradford knife attack | Habibur Masum guilty of murdering wife in Bradford knife attack |
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| Habibur Masum had denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession of a bladed article | Habibur Masum had denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession of a bladed article |
| A man who stabbed his wife to death in front of their infant son after tracking her to a refuge has been found guilty of murder. | A man who stabbed his wife to death in front of their infant son after tracking her to a refuge has been found guilty of murder. |
| Habibur Masum stabbed Kulsuma Akter more than 25 times after confronting her in Bradford while she pushed their seven-month-old son in a pram in April 2024. The baby was unharmed. | |
| Bradford Crown Court heard Ms Akter, 27, had been living in a refuge in the city since January after Masum held a knife to her throat at their home in Oldham. | |
| Masum, 26, of Leamington Avenue in Burnley, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession of a bladed article but was convicted of murder after a trial. | Masum, 26, of Leamington Avenue in Burnley, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession of a bladed article but was convicted of murder after a trial. |
| He was also convicted of one count of assault by beating, making a threat to kill and stalking. | |
| His trial heard Ms Akter left the hostel to meet a friend on the day of the attack in the belief that Masum was away in Spain. | His trial heard Ms Akter left the hostel to meet a friend on the day of the attack in the belief that Masum was away in Spain. |
| However, he later confronted her in the city centre having tracked her through her phone location. | |
| Masum was seen on CCTV attempting to take control of the pram and steer Ms Akter away with him. | Masum was seen on CCTV attempting to take control of the pram and steer Ms Akter away with him. |
| He pulled a knife from his jacket and repeatedly stabbed her after she refused to go with him. | He pulled a knife from his jacket and repeatedly stabbed her after she refused to go with him. |
| The trial heard he calmly walked away after the "ferocious" attack and was pictured grinning on CCTV as he boarded a bus, with prosecutors describing him as the "smiling killer". | |
| Masum then travelled almost 200 miles (321km) south to Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, sparking a nationwide manhunt. | |
| Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. | Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. |