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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Husband, 21, and wife, 19, who tried to kill step-mother in knife and hammer attack as they wore Poundland giraffe masks jailed for 24 years
A husband and wife who donned Poundland giraffe animal masks before attempting to kill his stepmother in a knife and hammer attack were jailed today for a total of 24 years. Wasif Hussain, 21 and his wife Nabela Tabassum, 19 attacked Arifa Nazmin at Hussain's family home because they were angry at being accused of not doing any chores and treating the house like a hotel. The pair snapped and launched the brutal assault on Ms Nazim after they were told to leave the property in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Video footage released by police showed the young couple browsing an aisle at a branch of the budget retailer before selecting a packet containing giraffe masks. The pair were also recorded fleeing Hussain's family home following the attack. In the frenzied attack, which was caught on a camera installed in the home, Hussain struck her head with a hammer, strangling, punching and stabbing her while Tabassum restrained her. Hussain and Tabassum had denied attempted murder but were convicted following a trial in March. Today Hussain was jailed for 15 years and while his wife received a nine-year custodial sentence after a judge heard the attack took place against a 'background of broken-down familial relations'. The trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard that the victim suffered a stab wound to her arms as well as defensive knife injuries but survived the January 2024 attack. The court heard the couple planned to 'burn the body', but Mrs Nazmin was able to lock herself in a room and call the police after she was attacked. Immediately after the attack the two defendants fled Birmingham, heading more than 100 miles north to Bolton, Greater Manchester, where they were tracked down and arrested by police early the following day. Sentencing the pair today, Judge Paul Farrer KC said: 'I have no doubt you were both well aware that what you embarked upon was seriously wrong. 'You attacked Mrs Nazmin in her own home. Following the attack she felt compelled to leave her home. 'This was an offence committed against a particular background by two young, immature individuals who are unlikely to commit serious incidents of violence again.' Prosecutor Rob Forrest told the court: 'This was a planned attempt to kill Mrs Nazmin in her own home. 'That attack took place against a background of broken-down familial relations.' The sentencing hearing was told the couple married in December 2023 after they met online and the attack took place within weeks of Tabassum moving into Hussain's family home. Mr Forrest alleged Tabassum 'clearly' knew what was going on when the pair bought two animal masks from Poundland on the day of the attack. The couple were captured on CCTV buying an aerosol can from a One Stop in Kings Norton two days before the attempted murder, which they intended to use in their plan to burn their victim's body, the court heard. Defence barrister for Hussain, Andreas O'Shea, said the man, who has 'significant autistic traits', was genuinely 'remorseful and regretful' about the attack. Mr O'Shea said: 'This young man, as he says, knows his actions were wrong. He is fully reminiscent of the horror of the situation. 'The stepmother came into their lives and initially it appears he was able to talk to her, able to get on with her. But then there began some difficulties between the victim and the defendant's wife which he had taken to heart.' The court heard that Hussain's mother took her own life when he was aged seven and he 'blamed' his father, who left her and started a relationship with Mrs Nazmin shortly before her death. Islam Khan, defence barrister for Tabassum, who held Mrs Nazmin down during the attack and passed the knife to her husband, said: 'She regrets, absolutely, what she did. 'If she were able to strongly speak to her husband - which she found herself in a difficult position - she wasn't, she would never find herself in that position and she is remorseful, sincerely.' The court heard that an IQ test placed Tabassum in the bottom one percent of the population. The young couple put on the masks and gloves before the attack, in which the victim suffered bruising, a wound to the back of her head from a blow using the hammer, and stab wounds to her arm and hand. The court heard that Mrs Nazmin's young daughter was in the house and saw her mother injured after the attack. Mr Forrest told the court of the impact on Mrs Nazmin, and said: 'She had flashbacks to when she was literally begging for her life in the kitchen. It came out of the blue for her.' In her victim impact statement, which was read in part to the court, Mrs Nazmin said: 'I still panic when the door is knocked, I can feel the fear in my body. 'I'm terrified they have returned to finish me off. I will live with this for the rest of my life.' Detective Inspector Laura Allen, of West Midlands Police, said: 'This was a calculated and frenzied attack on a defenceless woman using weapons including a knife and hammer. She was very lucky to have survived this attack. 'I would like to thank Sergeant Gareth Glass who worked tirelessly along with his team to gather vital evidence which ultimately led to Hussain and Tabassum's conviction. 'My thoughts are with the victim who continues to recover from the trauma of her experience.' Sean Kyne, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS West Midlands said: 'This was a premeditated, frenzied attack on a woman in her own home. The fact the defendants wore animal masks no doubt added to the terror of her ordeal. 'Working with police, we were able to clearly show the level of planning which went into the attack. Clear CCTV evidence from the kitchen of the home also contradicted their accounts of the level of harm they intended to cause. 'I hope today's sentence affords the family some comfort as they come to terms with this dreadful attack.'
The Sun
6 hours ago
- The Sun
Newlyweds who stabbed groom's mum in ‘frenzied' attack while wearing creepy Poundland animal masks are jailed
A NEWLYWED couple who stabbed the groom's stepmum while wearing creepy animal masks have been jailed. Wasif Hussain, 21 and his wife Nabela Tabassum, 19, donned the giraffe masks from Poundland to launch into the "frenzied" attack. 3 Hussain repeatedly stabbed Arifa Nazmin and bludgeoned her with a hammer as his wife restrained her new mother-in-law. He also strangled and punched her during the horror in Birmingham, which was caught on camera. The couple have now been found jailed after they were found guilty of attempted murder following a trial. Hussain was caged for 15 years while his wife received a nine-year jail term. In her victim impact statement, Arifa said: 'I still panic when the door is knocked, I can feel the fear in my body. 'I'm terrified they have returned to finish me off. I will live with this for the rest of my life.' Birmingham Crown Court heard they had been living at the home after they got married in December 2023. But they soon hatched the evil plot to kill Arifa after they were accused of not doing any chores and treating the house like a hotel. The stepmum also claimed Tabassum could not wash up properly. The court was told the pair snapped when they were asked to leave the home and began assembling a chilling kill kit. This included a can of Zoflora disinfect, gloves and a lighter all bought from a One Stop in a bid to cover their tracks. The monster couple planned to burn Arifa's body in the garden after killing her. They also bought the Poundland giraffe masks on January 29 - the day they launched the savage attack. As Tabassum held Arifa down, Hussain plunged a knife in and battered his stepmum over the head with a hammer. The bride told her husband "kill her, kill her" as Hussain branded Arifa a "gold digger". He also chillingly told her: "You will die for everything you have done." A camera inside the home captured the victim's terrified screams as she desperately fought back. Brave Arifa managed to survive the horror by convincing them to go upstairs before she called for help. Both Tabassum and Hussain fled but were discovered in a Travelodge in Bolton the following day and arrested. 3 3
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The Independent
6 hours ago
- The Independent
Couple who tried to murder stepmother while wearing Poundland animal masks jailed
A married couple have been jailed for the attempted murder of the husband's stepmother, an attack carried out with a hammer and knife, while wearing animal masks purchased from Poundland. Wasif Hussain, 21, and his wife Nabela Tabassum, 19, were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday for the attempted murder of Arifa Nazmin in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on the evening of January 29 last year. The court heard that the attack, which took place inside the family home, was captured by a CCTV camera. During the incident, Hussain struck Mrs Nazmin's head with a hammer before strangling and stabbing her, while his wife, Tabassum, held her down. Both Hussain and Tabassum, of Midhurst Road, Kings Norton, had denied attempted murder but were convicted by a jury in March. Hussain was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while Tabassum received a nine-year jail term. Mrs Nazmin complained to Tabassum's parents that she did not help around the house, which increased the couple's 'resentment and anger' towards her, the court was told. The court heard the couple planned to 'burn the body', but Mrs Nazmin was able to lock herself in a room and call the police after she was attacked. Sentencing the pair on Friday, Judge Paul Farrer KC said: 'I have no doubt you were both well aware that what you embarked upon was seriously wrong. 'You attacked Mrs Nazmin in her own home. Following the attack she felt compelled to leave her home. 'This was an offence committed against a particular background by two young, immature individuals who are unlikely to commit serious incidents of violence again.' Prosecutor Rob Forrest told the court: 'This was a planned attempt to kill Mrs Nazmin in her own home. 'That attack took place against a background of broken-down familial relations.' The sentencing hearing was told the couple married in December 2023 after they met online and the attack took place within weeks of Tabassum moving into Hussain's family home. Mr Forrest alleged Tabassum 'clearly' knew what was going on when the pair bought two animal masks from Poundland on the day of the attack. The couple were captured on CCTV buying an aerosol can from a OneStop in Kings Norton two days before the attempted murder, which they intended to use in their plan to burn their victim's body, the court heard. Defence barrister for Hussain, Andreas O'Shea, said the man, who has 'significant autistic traits', was genuinely 'remorseful and regretful' about the attack. Mr O'Shea said: 'This young man, as he says, knows his actions were wrong. He is fully reminiscent of the horror of the situation. 'The stepmother came into their lives and initially it appears he was able to talk to her, able to get on with her. But then there began some difficulties between the victim and the defendant's wife which he had taken to heart.' The court heard that Hussain's mother took her own life when he was aged seven and he 'blamed' his father, who left her and started a relationship with Mrs Nazmin shortly before her death. Islam Khan, defence barrister for Tabassum, who held Mrs Nazmin down during the attack and passed the knife to her husband, said: 'She regrets, absolutely, what she did. 'If she were able to strongly speak to her husband – which she found herself in a difficult position – she wasn't, she would never find herself in that position and she is remorseful, sincerely.' The court heard that an IQ test placed Tabassum in the bottom one percent of the population. The young couple put on the masks and gloves before the attack, in which the victim suffered bruising, a wound to the back of her head from a blow using the hammer, and stab wounds to her arm and hand. The court heard that Mrs Nazmin's young daughter was in the house and saw her mother injured after the attack. Mr Forrest told the court of the impact on Mrs Nazmin, and said: 'She had flashbacks to when she was literally begging for her life in the kitchen. It came out of the blue for her.' In her victim impact statement, which was read in part to the court, Mrs Nazmin said: 'I still panic when the door is knocked, I can feel the fear in my body. 'I'm terrified they have returned to finish me off. I will live with this for the rest of my life.'
BBC News
7 hours ago
- BBC News
Married couple jailed over Kings Norton stepmother attack
A young married couple have been jailed for attempting to kill the husband's stepmother in an attack that saw them wearing animal masks as they stabbed her and hit her with a Hussain, 21, and Nabela Tabassum, 19, wore giraffe masks during the "frenzied attack" at the woman's home in Kings Norton on 29 January 2024, West Midlands Police then fled the city, however they were tracked down and arrested in Bolton the following husband and wife who denied the charge during a trial, were found guilty of attempted murder in March and were jailed for 15 years and nine years respectively at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Fox News
9 hours ago
- Fox News
Knife-wielding illegal migrant accused of threatening US Attorney on Albany, NY streets
A previously deported illegal migrant with a long rap sheet has been arrested on attempted murder charges in Albany after he pulled out a knife and lunged at the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, according to prosecutors. Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, who is originally from El Salvador, charged at U.S. attorney John Sarcone on Tuesday night while he was outside a hotel, according to prosecutors. Sarcone, who was appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi in March, said he feared for his life. The migrant didn't injure Sarcone, who fled into the hotel on Lodge Street and called Sheriff Craig Apple just before 10 p.m. Sarcone said he then went back to the street and called Garcia-Morales in order to stop the migrant from fleeing the scene, believing an innocent person would be killed if he wasn't apprehended. But before law enforcement arrived, Morales-Garcia charged at Sarcone again, screaming and yelling at him in a foreign language while wielding the knife to make a slitting-the-throat gesture, prosecutors said. Sarcone again ran to the lobby of the Hilton where Morales-Garcia stopped, turned and began to walk away but was arrested when sheriff's deputies arrived. Morales-Garcia was taken into custody and the knife was recovered. "I felt an obligation to the public as the chief Federal law enforcement officer in the district that includes the city of Albany," Sarcone said in a statement. "I feared for my life but I couldn't let this individual harm and potentially kill others." Morales-Garcia, who unlawfully reentered the United States in 2021, has been charged with attempted murder, felony weapons possession and menacing, according to court documents. Police said it was a random attack. He was arraigned in Albany City Court and pleaded not guilty. He is currently being held without bail. "Public safety is our highest priority," Sarcone said. "I am relieved that no one was harmed. I appreciated the swift response by the Albany County Sheriff's office, which was within minutes, although it seemed like an eternity." Sarcone said that despite his familiarity with streets, he thinks they are dangerous. "I'm a resident of the city of Albany, and I can't … I don't feel safe to go out for a walk and have a cigar right near the state Capitol," he told Times Union. The sheriff praised Sarcone and said his "selfless actions likely saved lives." Sarcone is responsible for all federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation in 32 counties in the Northern District of New York. He requested that his office be recused from prosecuting Morales-Garcia for illegally re-entering the United States, which is a felony. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York will now be prosecuting the case. The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are also involved in the investigation. Morales-Garcia has a criminal record in at least three other states besides New York, according to the Times Union. Morales-Garcia was convicted in Georgia in 2022 for driving under the influence and driving without a license, and he currently has an active warrant in Forsyth County for failure to appear in court that year. He was arrested in Virginia 2023 by U.S. Park Police on federal property for disorderly conduct while he was charged with retail theft in Philadelphia last year. Fox News Digital reached out to the Albany County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. attorney's office and Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) for comment.
