A
solicitor, who beat his wife to death and told her family: “Come
take your sister's dead body from my flat,” has ben jailed for
life.
Mohammed
Habib Rahman, 32, (pictured) regularly beat 32 year-old Jasmin
Chowdhury and previous attacks resulted in a black eye and a broken
finger.
However, she remained silent and never reported these assaults to police.
He
was convicted at the Old Bailey of murdering Mrs Chowdhury at their
East London home in Stanliff House, Cassilis Road, where she was
found with serious head injuries on December 17, last year and will serve a minimum of 18 years.
Relatives
had raised the alarm after being unable to reach her and receiving a
series of shocking texts from the defendant, which indicated she was
dead
Police
forced entry to the property and rushed Mrs Chowdhury to the Royal
London Hospital, but she died three days later.
Rahman
was arrested on December 18 when officers spotted his car in
Commercial Road.
Investigating
officer Detective Chief Inspector John Nicholson, from the Homicide
and Serious Crime Command (HSCC), said: "Rahman is a violent man
and it is clear his wife had suffered at his hands before.
“During
the investigation a friend of Jasmine's told us she had seen her with
previous 'accidental' injuries including a black eye and a broken
finger, although Jasmin never contacted police.
"We
are satisfied at the conviction and would urge anyone suffering from
domestic violence to get in touch with police.
“We
take all cases extremely seriously and this tragic murder shows just
what can happen if matters escalate."
Jasmin's
family said: "We are devastated by the loss of our sister.
“We
wanted justice for her.
“Jasmin
was a kind, caring, thoughtful, selfless and beautiful person.
“We
miss her dearly and love her so much. Words cannot describe how
traumatised we are, having had our sister taken away from us forever
in such a horrific manner."
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