This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/6431281.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Man 'cannot recall' killing wife | Man 'cannot recall' killing wife |
| (1 day later) | |
| A husband accused of killing his wife and three children says he "blanked out" and woke up in a bath with the murder weapon in his hand. | A husband accused of killing his wife and three children says he "blanked out" and woke up in a bath with the murder weapon in his hand. |
| Rahan Arshad, 36, told Manchester Crown Court he could not remember bludgeoning his wife Uzma, 32, with a rounders bat and denied killing his children. | Rahan Arshad, 36, told Manchester Crown Court he could not remember bludgeoning his wife Uzma, 32, with a rounders bat and denied killing his children. |
| During cross-examination, he said found the bodies of Adam, 11, Abbas, eight and Henna, two, in their playroom. | During cross-examination, he said found the bodies of Adam, 11, Abbas, eight and Henna, two, in their playroom. |
| Mr Arshad, of Turves Road, denies four counts of murder. | Mr Arshad, of Turves Road, denies four counts of murder. |
| He said he blanked out and came round sitting in the bath with the 1.5ft long bat which had been used to beat the four victims to death. | |
| Mr Arshad told the court: "I don't know what happened. I came downstairs after and saw the children and burst out crying." | Mr Arshad told the court: "I don't know what happened. I came downstairs after and saw the children and burst out crying." |
| The family's bodies lay undiscovered for almost a month | The family's bodies lay undiscovered for almost a month |
| Asked what he recollected from the attack on his wife, he replied: "I just blanked out. I can't remember." | Asked what he recollected from the attack on his wife, he replied: "I just blanked out. I can't remember." |
| The bodies of his wife and children were very badly decomposed when they were eventually found about a month after their deaths. | The bodies of his wife and children were very badly decomposed when they were eventually found about a month after their deaths. |
| Mr Arshad had flown to Thailand after their deaths, before being arrested on 30 August at the Thai-Malaysian border and flown back to the UK. | Mr Arshad had flown to Thailand after their deaths, before being arrested on 30 August at the Thai-Malaysian border and flown back to the UK. |
| Shortly after being arrested he told police: "I confess to the murder. My beautiful kids. I don't regret killing that bitch, but my kids, killing my kids..." | Shortly after being arrested he told police: "I confess to the murder. My beautiful kids. I don't regret killing that bitch, but my kids, killing my kids..." |
| Asked what he had meant, Mr Arshad, who said he was "physically and mentally drained", told the court: "I meant she had killed my kids. I was still in shock. I didn't kill my kids." | Asked what he had meant, Mr Arshad, who said he was "physically and mentally drained", told the court: "I meant she had killed my kids. I was still in shock. I didn't kill my kids." |
| The trial, before Mr Justice David Clarke, was adjourned until Monday. | The trial, before Mr Justice David Clarke, was adjourned until Monday. |