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| Amina Bibi murder: Husband and hired killer jailed for life | Amina Bibi murder: Husband and hired killer jailed for life |
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| A man who paid a crack cocaine addict £1,000 to kill his wife has been jailed for life for her murder. | A man who paid a crack cocaine addict £1,000 to kill his wife has been jailed for life for her murder. |
| Mohamed Ali, 65, of Forest Gate, hired Frederick Best, 47, to kill his 43-year-old wife Amina Bibi. | Mohamed Ali, 65, of Forest Gate, hired Frederick Best, 47, to kill his 43-year-old wife Amina Bibi. |
| The mother of two was stabbed more than 70 times in her home in September 2013. She was found by her 11-year-old son. | The mother of two was stabbed more than 70 times in her home in September 2013. She was found by her 11-year-old son. |
| Woolwich Crown Court heard Ali must serve a minimum of 24 years. Best was also found guilty of murder and got a life term with a minimum of 30 years. | Woolwich Crown Court heard Ali must serve a minimum of 24 years. Best was also found guilty of murder and got a life term with a minimum of 30 years. |
| Judge Richard Hone QC told Ali: "You planned this with incredible care. You lied to everyone, even your own sons. You have shown no real remorse." | Judge Richard Hone QC told Ali: "You planned this with incredible care. You lied to everyone, even your own sons. You have shown no real remorse." |
| Ms Bibi was killed by Best in her ground floor flat in George Carver House, Station Road on 13 September last year. | Ms Bibi was killed by Best in her ground floor flat in George Carver House, Station Road on 13 September last year. |
| The killer, who was also from Forest Gate, was disturbed by the boy who had returned home from school after forgetting some of his books. | The killer, who was also from Forest Gate, was disturbed by the boy who had returned home from school after forgetting some of his books. |
| He saw her body through the window and managed to raise the alarm with a neighbour who called the police. | He saw her body through the window and managed to raise the alarm with a neighbour who called the police. |
| Affair and debt | Affair and debt |
| During the police investigation officers seized two of Ali's mobile phones. | During the police investigation officers seized two of Ali's mobile phones. |
| One phone contained family and friends' numbers and the other had phone numbers in Pakistan and a UK mobile number registered to Best, which was called frequently at the time of the murder, officers said. | One phone contained family and friends' numbers and the other had phone numbers in Pakistan and a UK mobile number registered to Best, which was called frequently at the time of the murder, officers said. |
| Police discovered Ali was having an affair with his wife's sister-in-law in Pakistan and was heavily in debt. In court, Ali denied the allegations of an affair. | |
| The two men were acquaintances from when Ali owned a shop in Forest Gate and he knew Best was a crack addict. | The two men were acquaintances from when Ali owned a shop in Forest Gate and he knew Best was a crack addict. |
| According to police, Best had claimed he was hired to burgle the flat but on arrival found Ms Bibi lying on the floor covered in blood. | According to police, Best had claimed he was hired to burgle the flat but on arrival found Ms Bibi lying on the floor covered in blood. |
| Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams said: "This is a tragic case which has left two children without their mother and father and also the knowledge that one of their parents was responsible for the death of the other. | Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams said: "This is a tragic case which has left two children without their mother and father and also the knowledge that one of their parents was responsible for the death of the other. |
| "I only hope that over time the memory of it will fade in the minds of the children and that they will be able to overcome this tragic and brutal incident." | "I only hope that over time the memory of it will fade in the minds of the children and that they will be able to overcome this tragic and brutal incident." |