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Pakistani national to be sentenced for killing man he suspected was having affair with his wife
Summary
Shahzad Hussain, 35, of Woodland Avenue, Mosney, Co Meath, pleaded guilty to killing a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife. He had previously been jailed for life for murdering his wife's cousin and a distant relative, Muhammad Arif, 32, and had received sentences of seven years for seriously injuring his wife, Rashida Bibi Haider, 44, and two years for assaulting her. In July 2014 the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed his murder conviction and ordered a retrial, after a three‑judge panel found a "very real risk of injustice" in the trial judge's explanation of provocation to the jury. The retrial led to a plea of not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter of Mr Arif. Hussain remains in custody awaiting sentencing, which will be set on Friday morning at 11 am.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pakistani national to be sentenced for killing man he suspected was having affair with his wife. Charges or matters: murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Arif. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 6, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2010 Other
- January 5 2011 Other
- January 6 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 7 2011 Incident
- January 5, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-04-04 Publication
Why: Det Sgt Marry agreed with counsel that Mr Hussain had to wait until the first door was being used by residents in order to gain access into the lobby of the apartment complex. CNI source report
Case subjects
Background Person
Charges: murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Arif (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Shahzad Hussain (35), with a last address at Woodland Avenue, Mosney, Co Meath, was previously jailed for life for murdering his wife's cousin and his own distant relative Muhammad Arif (32). He was also sentenced to seven years for seriously injuring his wife Rashida Bibi Haider (44) and two years for assaulting her on January 6, 2011 at Mr Arif's apartment in Fitzwilliam Court, Dyer Street, Drogheda, Co Louth.; At the time prosecution counsel told the court that this plea "meets the case in the circumstances." The court previously heard that Hussain was currently serving a sentence on the other two counts on the indictment "as those were not overturned by the court of appeal." Today Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan remanded Hussain in custody and told the court she would next deal with the matter on Friday m
Places mentioned
- Woodland Avenue
- Dyer Street
- Central Criminal Court
- from Dundalk Garda Station
- Dundalk
- Lourdes Hospital
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