A man from Ilford has been convicted of the brutal murder of his wife with a meat cleaver. Muhammad Javed, 59, of Staines Road, was found guilty after a ten-day trial at the Old Bailey Thursday May 30th.
The court heard how on February 13 last year he viciously attacked his wife Saeeda Hussain, 54, and then went to a police station to confess his crime.
The pair had been married for 18 years, but Javed had a controlling personality and other family members told officers he could become angry at the slightest thing.
So severe was his controlling nature that he had installed CCTV cameras in the house so he could monitor Saeeda in case she was cheating on him.
Family also told officers that Javed had abused and assaulted Saeeda many times over the years, but none of this was ever reported to police and the abuse continued unabated.
In the weeks leading up to the murder he had apparently been getting angrier and angrier with his wife and other family members - this led to their becoming fearful for Saeeda's safety.
Police were alerted to the killing when Javed entered Ilford police station and told officers he had killed his wife.
Javed had also phoned other family members and told them what he had done before handing himself in. As Saeeda's loved arrived at the scene, officers also arrived and asked them to wait outside.
When police found the door to the downstairs living room locked they forced entry and found Saeeda lying on the floor; it was apparent she had been brutally assaulted.
Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
