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Sunday, 3 April 2016

Man sentenced to 2 years in jail for using his wife as a maid

London's Woolwich Crown Court heard that 34 year old Safraz Ahmed, kept his wife, 28 year old Sumara Iram, a prisoner in their home. The courts heard that he verbally and physically abused her after an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Ahmed who is a mechanic in Southeast London forced his wife,  to cook, clean and look after his mother from 5am to midnight every day after the mother-in-law moved to England in 2012.

She said he also slapped her in the face when she asked him to consummate their marriage. She said one time he threw tins of cat food at her head and another time he covered her face with a cushion.
Iram who had a master's degree in Islamic Studies, was not permitted to leave the house alone and took an overdose before eventually calling the emergency services in 2014, the court heard.

Ahmed was found guilty of holding a person in domestic servitude, Judge Christopher Hehir told him: "She was bullied and controlled by you, given little money and expected to cook, clean and look after your family as if she was a skivvy.

"She described your behaviour as physical and mental torture and in my judgement, she was right."

He was sentecnced to 2 years in jail.

Ahmed became the first in England to be convicted of keeping his wife "in domestic servitude".

The couple are now divorced.



Source: AFP

31 comments:

  1. If I call religion now they will say I am wicked

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    1. Stern pls don't say anything

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    2. Abeg, wen Nigeria go reach this level?? There are a lot of women living in abusive marriage n the society has little or no help to offer.. Serves him right.

      Linda I hv arrived, post my comment.

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  2. I'm tired of the news I read everyday

    #LibBadBoy

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  3. I think is better cos I dnt think dis man is sensible

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  4. Muslims the same everywhere, animals.

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  5. Unfortunately, that's what a lot of Nigerian Wives go through in Nig as a daily married life. When they complain so much, he sends her packing. Stop domestic violence
    Advice any woman to report the case

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  6. Serves him right, there are many other women like his wife, I pray help come their way soon.


    . ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  7. Sup with all these arrangee marriage upandan,a real marriage sef is almost impossible to keep these days talkless an arraigned one. Anyways b4 una arrange next marriage click on my url

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  8. Any man that treats a woman badly is a coward ,idiot rot in jail

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  9. Muslims nd their way of treating women sef.. Thank God she got her liberation

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  10. Obviously he's a Muslim! Says it all.
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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  11. Saw the name and didn't bother reading it cos its peculiar with such persons

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  12. Kaiiiiii! I don't know why some Muslims are very wicked and heartless!!

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  13. He should have gotten more. Linda take note!

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  14. That's what Islam thought them... to disrespect women. .

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  15. Some human beings are naturally born to be heartless. He has no conscience at all. He ought to have been jailed for the number of years he has enslaved his wife.. 2 years is too short. I don talk my own o

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  16. I think it's common in naija, bt datz very bad. Linda observe!

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  17. Serves him right

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  18. This thing that they arrested this man for is d normal marriage system for women in Africa . As a woman u are doomed for eternal servitude while d man is just there for enjoyment ,to command ,go to work,eat,have sex with u and sleep.Linda please shine ur eyes bfor u marry .Getting married to an average Nigerian man is just agreeing to be a nobody and a slave that they will still have sex with.

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  19. Nah by force 2 marry

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  20. In Islam ur wife has a right to say I need maid and u have to pay as long as u can afford it. What the man did has nothing to do with Islam but everything to do with the age old belief that women are meant to serve men. If I remember my history correctly there was a time in Christianity that the only time a woman enters the church is to sweep and clean and women were blamed for "original sin". I don't know whether the bible those people were following is the same as the current one or something has changed. What I do know is that Islam expects me to respect my husband and vice versa not worship him and if anybody decides to do otherwise it is his own choice and it shouldn't be blamed on d religion. I read a story about a pastor who slept with women in his congregation and what came to my mind was that what d pastor did was wrong not that since the pastor is a Christian then Christianity allows it. Pls people do ur research, not everything a Muslim or a Christian does is representative of his religion if not one can conclude that fornication is part of Christianity the way Christians talk freely about themselves having sex before marriage. Be blessed

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