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Pakistani man jailed for nine years for killing man he suspected of having affair with his wife

Date
2016-04-08

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Drogheda

County
Louth

Summary

Shahzad Hussain, aged 35, was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Muhammad Arif, 32, whom he believed was having an affair with his wife. Hussain had previously been jailed for life for the murder of his wife's cousin and for a life sentence for the murder of a distant relative. He also received a seven‑year sentence for serious injury to his wife, Rashida Bibi Haider, 44, and a two‑year sentence for assaulting her in January 2011. In July 2014 the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed his murder conviction, citing a "very real risk of injustice" in the jury's understanding of provocation. A retrial was ordered, and at the retrial Hussain pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pakistani man jailed for nine years for killing man he suspected of having affair with his wife. Charges or matters: the murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Arif. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

January 6, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
July 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
January 27 Hearing Or Sentence
April 4 Hearing Or Sentence
January 7 2011 Incident
2016-04-08 Publication

Case subjects

Shahzad Hussain

Background Person

Charges: the 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.