An over-protective man who murdered his wife for working as a care worker, admitted his crime in court and has received imprisonment for life with a minimum requirement he serve 20 years. Imran Khan, who believes himself to be a righteous Muslim, couldn't come to terms with the fact that his wife Nasreen worked with "other men". Following an argument one night, he fatally stabbed her eight times at their home in Cheadle, Greater Manchester.
Police found texts sent to the deceased by Imran that said it was "haram" for her to interact with other men, and ordered her to quit her job. One of the many texts read, "I have told you 10 times there are three people whose prayers will not be accepted by Allah- a fleeing slave until he returns to his master, a woman whose husband is angry with her, until he is pleased with her, and a drunkard until he becomes conscious. If you don't listen to me, I get angry. If you go to men's houses and lie to me I get angry." Nasreen looked after elderly men and women, administering their medicine and warming their food.
Passing sentence, Judge Patrick Field QC, said Khan showed "an outdated, almost medieval notion of how a wife should behave. Nasreen worked hard to support her family and was good at that job but by contrast you are a selfish and controlling man, did little to support your family and your wife. Unless anybody should think this was some kind of cultural clash, let it be said that the evidence shows your parents and sister entirely supportive of Nasreen's choice. You nevertheless decided that no wife of yours should be caring for men." Judge Field of Manchester Crown Court added, "Behind the traditional line taken in your texts, appeared to lurk an element of jealousy of your wife's independence of mind and a resentment of her defiance of your orders."
The day she was killed, was the day the victim had confided in her boss about her husband's behaviour. "I can't take it anymore, I don't know what to do," is told her employer who offered to speak to Khan.
