Posted on 04/29/2012 11:01:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A pregnant wife was smothered to death by her husband, his parents and his brother-in-law who later all claimed she may have been killed by an evil spirit, a court has heard.
Nalia Mumtaz, 21, was pronounced dead at hospital after being rushed there by paramedics who found her lying lifeless and ashen faced on a bed at the family home. Her unborn child died with her.
Her husband Mohammed Mumtaz, 24, his father Zia Ul Haq and mother Salma Aslam, both 51, as well as his brother in law Hammad Hassan, 24, all deny charges of murder and manslaughter.
At Birmingham Crown Court today, prosecutor Christopher Hotten said the cultural context in which Mrs Mumtaz met her death on July 8, 2009 was of importance, as were the religious beliefs of the defendants, described as a ‘traditional Muslim family with an emphasis on religious observance’.
He asked the jury: ‘Was she or may she have been possessed by an evil spirit which took her life as the defendants were to suggest both at the time and after her death?
‘Or may she have died as a result of some unknown or undetected illness?''
'Or will you be sure that, as we say, she was assaulted, smothered, by these four defendants all of whom admit they were present when she died?’
Mrs Mumtaz was born in Pakistan and willingly entered into an arranged marriage with her husband, then a student at Wolverhampton University, in August 2007.
She came to Britain for the first time the following May after obtaining a visa and moved into his parents’ modern, three bedroom detached home in Birmingham.
Mr Hotten said she was attractive, bright and was ‘thrilled’ by the prospect of motherhood after falling pregnant in February 2009
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Yea, that’s the story. A mythical spirit killed her. Then I had sex with her.
As long as it was within 6 hours of her death, it was ok.
They dream of jinnies?
Oh, sure.
Blame the Salamanders.
They should demand to be tried in one of the Shariah Courts. lol.
Everybody blames the Salamanders...
:)
“...prosecutor Christopher Hotten said the cultural context in which Mrs Mumtaz met her death on July 8, 2009 was of importance, as were the religious beliefs of the defendants...”
That’s one prosecuter that needs to find another line of work. It sounds like he’s justifying the woman’s murder!!
*sigh*
Don’t I know it.
8:)
Aha, another honorable muslim family doing their duty
“Everybody blames the Salamanders”
She was killed by a portable stove?
You’re a portable stove, fueled by London Dry Jinn?
[now..how to work cotton into this free-flow insanity?]...LOL
Darn those darn djinns! Gotta keep your eye on ‘em every minute. Can’t trust ‘em for a minute with a pregnant woman—they’ll smother her every time.
Egad, Islam in action again.
I don’t know. Looking at the picture of her husband, he definitely has an otherworldly look about him. BTW, darn nice house they got there.
I don’t know. Looking at the picture of her husband, he definitely has an otherworldly look about him. BTW, darn nice house they got there.
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