Jealous Husband Stabbed Wife To Death During Row

A jealous husband, who mistakenly believed his wife was enjoying a string of affairs, stabbed her over thirty times during a murderous rage at their west London home.

Richard Otunga, 37, of Taywood Road, Northolt, was convicted by an Old Bailey jury of murdering Shamim Gabriel, 33,

Police were called at 7.00am on December 29, last year and Shamin was pronounced dead at the scene at 7.25am.

The couple had been married since 2003 and they had an eight year-old daughter.

Otunga was arrested at the scene.

He had called his father-in-law to the address following the stabbing, stating he had had an argument with his wife. 





Otunga claimed his wife tried to attack him with a knife, which he took off her and in the course of the struggle she was fatally stabbed.



Detective Chief Inspector Chris Jones, of the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "Richard Otunga was a jealous controlling man who could not accept his wife having any contact with other men. 



"Otunga tried to convince the jury that he had feared an immediate threat of violence from his wife and then lost control.

“The jury clearly did not accept this and have returned a verdict of murder.



"He tried to state that his wife had been having affairs but there was no evidence whatsoever to substantiate this. 



"The family of Shamim who have had to give evidence at court have acted with great dignity and I hope that this conviction can be some comfort for them."