UK - Fawziyah Javed, 31, pregnant, fell from cliff, Edinburgh, 2 Sep 2021 *husband charged*

[Bluetooth]

Man, 27, charged over death plunge of newlywed bride, 31

Man, 27, is charged after woman, 31, falls to her death from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh | Daily Mail Online

Man charged following death of "honeymoon" woman at Arthur's Seat

 

[Amonet]

Poor Fawziyah, and her poor loved ones

I wonder what made police suspicious that it could be murder?

 

[Bluetooth]

Poor Fawziyah, and her poor loved ones

I wonder what made police suspicious that it could be murder?

I think the timming of the fall - 9pm was in itself suspicious.

No plea given by the husband today:

Arthur's Seat death: Man charged with murder of Fawziyah Javed

 

[Marg from Oz]

No photo of the husband?

 

[Amonet]

No photo of the husband?

I don't think he's yet been charged? Maybe that is why? Or maybe the tabloids haven't found him on social media?

Edit: I see a previously posted headline says he has been charged. So maybe a photo will soon follow?

 

[Bluetooth]

I don't think he's yet been charged? Maybe that is why? Or maybe the tabloids haven't found him on social media?

Edit: I see a previously posted headline says he has been charged. So maybe a photo will soon follow?

Yeah he named as "Kashif Anwar" in the articles, but not much is known about him from social media.

 

[DFR3217]

The Daily Mail names the suspect and describes FJ as his wife. I live quite close to where this happened, and it's well and truly dark now by 9 pm, being on Arthur's seat at that time doesn't seem like a good idea. Very sad.
Arthur's seat death: Man appears in court charged with murdering newlywed | Daily Mail Online

 

[Bluetooth]

Is there any significance of the defendant not entering a plea? Can this be seen as an admission of guilt?

 

[Amonet]

Is there any significance of the defendant not entering a plea? Can this be seen as an admission of guilt?

No. I don't think he's obliged or expected to enter a plea until the plea hearing that would take place much closer to the trial date.

 

[Tortoise]

I've only just heard of this case today. I'll put a link to the thread in the UK cases index.

"The trainee solicitor, from Pudsey, West Yorkshire, was pregnant with her first child, a little boy, at the time of her passing.

Her husband has since been charged with murder in relation to her death.

Now, three months on from her death, her mother Yasmin Javed has spoken of the void her only child's death has left in her family's life."

more to read at link

Mother of pregnant woman who fell to death from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh speaks as husband charged | Daily Mail Online

 

[jiminy]

I'm glad we have a thread for this. It stood out as odd from the first reports. Arthur's Seat/The Crags is a known suicide spot but people just tumbling down and dying there - nah, just not a thing.

 

[Bethan]

I've only just heard of this case today. I'll put a link to the thread in the UK cases index.

Mother of pregnant woman who fell to death from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh speaks as husband charged | Daily Mail Online

( quoted post snipped for brevity)

Thanks Tortoise for adding to the UK cases index.

Like you, this is the first I’ve heard of this case.

My heart goes out to the parents of this young lady…..their only child…so tragic

 

[Luwin]

Memorials to Fawziyah Javed, who fell to her death from Arthur's Seat, have been held in Edinburgh and Yorkshire.

The charity worker, from Pudsey, West Yorkshire, was pregnant when she was found dead at the Scottish landmark on 2 September last year.

Relatives and friends gathered on her unborn child's due date to remember the 31-year-old.

Arthur's Seat death: Vigils held for Fawziyah Javed

 

[Doughy]

Man accused of pushing pregnant wife to her death at Arthur's Seat

Kashif Anwar denies causing the death of Fawziyah Javed at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

www.bbc.co.uk

A man is due to stand trial next year accused of murdering his pregnant wife by pushing her off a hill in Edinburgh.

Kashif Anwar, 28, is accused of assaulting 31-year-old Fawziyah Javed at Arthur's Seat on 2 September 2021.

It is claimed that the injuries suffered by Ms Javed in the fall were so severe that both she and her unborn child died.

Mr Anwar has pled not guilty to the charges against him at the High Court in Glasgow.
His trial is scheduled to take place in March 2023.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Man on trial accused of pushing pregnant wife to her death

Kashif Anwar denies murdering Fawziyah Javed at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021.

www.bbc.com

 

[Jsizzle]

Man on trial accused of pushing pregnant wife to her death

Kashif Anwar denies murdering Fawziyah Javed at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021.

www.bbc.com

Horrifying

 

[jiminy]

Scared of heights and up there in the dark. At least Fawziyah had the chance to tell on him before she passed. Just tragic.

Arthur's Seat murder trial told woman said husband 'pushed her'

Kashif Anwar denies pushing his pregnant wife Fawziyah Javed to her death in Edinburgh in 2021.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Observant-ADHD-ENFP-BSc]

I just read an article about this trial and case.
I am so glad that Fawziyah was able to leave a trail of evidence, regarding his behaviour and abuse.
I hope she gets justice.
JMO

 

[jiminy]

Witness heard screams from Arthur's Seat before woman died

Kashif Anwar denies pushing his pregnant wife Fawziyah Javed to her death in Edinburgh in 2021.

www.bbc.co.uk

"A witness has told a court she saw a man accused of murdering his wife "pulling" her about in the months leading up to her death.
Nicola Lilley, 44, from Leeds, told the High Court in Edinburgh she knew "something wasn't right," after witnessing the incident in August 2021."

There's certainly a lot of solid background evidence of his abuse.

 

[AcbMurders]

Witness heard screams from Arthur's Seat before woman died

Kashif Anwar denies pushing his pregnant wife Fawziyah Javed to her death in Edinburgh in 2021.

www.bbc.co.uk