GUILTY UK - Pregnant Sana Muhammad, mum of 5, killed by crossbow, baby fights for life, Ilford, 12 Nov 2018

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Unmathallegadoo denied murder at his trial, claiming the crossbow had gone off by accident, but a jury today unanimously found him guilty. He now faces a life prison term when sentenced next Friday.

After the shocking murder on November 12 last year, police discovered Unmathallegadoo had been plotting the attack for up to three years.

He had married Ms Muhammad when she was just 16-years old and he was 35, in an arranged marriage that was volatile and ultimately ended in 2012 after she broke her ankle jumping out of an upstairs window.

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His first trial collapsed after it emerged that a juror had been speculating that the defendant may have been suffering from mental illness, despite hearing no evidence about that.

Unmathallegadoo was remanded in custody until sentencing.

Ex-husband found guilty of crossbow murder of pregnant woman

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She had told police the defendant had stared at her as he sharpened knives in the garden.

After a trial in 2013, he was cleared of attacking her and acquitted on the judge's direction of a charge of attempted strangulation under the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861.

The victim successfully filed for an emergency non-molestation order which barred the defendant from coming within 100 metres of the family home in Applegarth Drive, Newbury Park.

Under the order, which was still in place at the time of the killing, Unmathallegadoo was forbidden from contacting his ex-wife directly and was not to threaten or intimidate her or their three children.

Following her divorce, she married builder Imtiaz Muhammad and changed her name to Sana Muhammad.

The couple went on to have two children together and were eagerly awaiting the imminent arrival of their third last autumn.

Meanwhile, the defendant did not react well to his divorce.

He lost his job as a site manager at Newham General Hospital and slept rough as he plotted his revenge.

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On the morning of November 12 2018, he took up position in the garden shed armed with two crossbows, bolts, a knife, duct tape, cable ties and a hammer.

Newbury Park crossbow murder: Jealous ex-husband found guilty of killing pregnant Sana Muhammad

 

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Last March he stashed two crossbows near to his ex-wife home in Ilford but they were stumbled on by a neighbour and seized by the police, who were unaware what was being planned.

Undeterred, Unmathallegadoo bought new weapons and carried out surveillance on the home – which he was banned from under a court order - to determine the best place to strike from.

Ex-husband found guilty of crossbow murder of pregnant woman

 

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Giving evidence from behind a screen, Mr Muhammad told jurors he thought he was “dreaming” when his wife’s ex-husband emerged armed with two loaded crossbows.

He called for his wife to run as he was chased into the house, the court was told.

The widower became emotional as he told jurors: “When she got an arrow she just screamed. I was thinking, ‘what is happening?’, I was screaming for her.

“Then from there, because he had a second crossbow on his shoulder, I was thinking he’s used one and now the second one might be for me.”

As Unmathallegadoo’s oldest children rushed in to disarm him, the defendant said: “It would have been easier if you guys weren’t here, like I would have done it.”

Afterwards, he told police he was aiming for Mr Muhammad but his former spouse got in the way.

Giving evidence, he claimed the crossbow went off by accident and he bought the weapons to go hunting in Mauritius with his brother.

He told jurors he only wanted to confront Mr Muhammad about his concerns that his daughter was being brought up a Muslim.

But the prosecution argued Unmathallegadoo’s ultimate plan had been to restrain the couple and their children and at least kill the two adults and the unborn child.

The jury in Unmathallegadoo’s first trial was discharged after a juror raised an issue of psychiatric illness against the judge’s direction not to speculate and despite no evidence being heard about his mental state.
Vengeful ex-husband guilty of crossbow murder of pregnant woman

 

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Sana Muhammad, formerly known as Devi Unmathallegadoo, was nine months pregnant when she was killed

Mrs Muhammad's second husband Imtiaz told the court he was in the garden and thought he was "dreaming" when he saw the defendant step out of the shed with two crossbows.

He shouted to his wife to run as Unmathallegadoo chased him into their home.

"When she got an arrow she just screamed. I was thinking, 'what is happening?', I was screaming for her."
Crossbow killer guilty of ex-wife's murder

 

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Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, 51, was today [Friday, 22 November] convicted of murdering thirty-five-year-old Devi Unmathallegadoo following a trial at the Old Bailey. Picture: CPS

Speaking after that verdict was announced, Imtiaz Muhammad, Sana's husband, said: "Sana was a very outgoing and bubbly type of person.

Police have launched a murder investigation after Newbury Park mum Sana Muhammad was killed.

"She was very friendly, talkative and always made me laugh.

"She was my soul mate, my best friend, my wife, my companion and my everything and I love her dearly.

"Sana was a very family orientated woman who brought up our kids while I went to work.

"She had strong family values and believed children should be greeted by a parent and loved when they got home from school.

Old Bailey jurors were shown footage allegedly showing a man being arrested after allegedly shooting pregnant mum Sana Muhammad to death in her Newbury Park home. Picture: PA

"We had our future together. We had a very strong bonding with all our kids. Ram has finished everything.

"We all feel lost now.
'I treated him like a son... I cannot forgive him': Newbury Park murder victim's family react as crossbow killer found guilty

 

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A man who killed his heavily pregnant ex-wife with a crossbow has been found guilty of murder.

Man guilty of ex-wife's crossbow murder

Not much at the article, will probably be updated.

Good! Any idea when sentencing will be?

 

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Mrs Muhammad, 35, formerly known as Devi Unmathallegadoo, suffered catastrophic internal injuries and died.

Her unborn son – her sixth child – was delivered by Caesarean section and miraculously survived.

A jury rejected the defendant’s claim it was an accident and found him guilty of murder after four hours of deliberations.

Unmathallegadoo made no reaction as the verdict was delivered following a retrial at the Old Bailey.
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Good! Any idea when sentencing will be?

Found it:

Unmathallegadoo denied murder, claiming the crossbow had gone off by accident, but a jury today unanimously found him guilty. He will be sentenced next Friday.

Ex-husband found guilty of crossbow murder of pregnant woman

 

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More info: Man found guilty of killing pregnant ex-wife with crossbow

 

[Elainera]

Bloody idiot

Glad he has been found guilty.

How was he even able to buy four crossbows when he lost his job? They don't look cheap.

 

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A man who shot dead his heavily pregnant ex-wife with a crossbow in a "brutal and evil attack" has been jailed.

Sana Muhammad, 35, was shot in the abdomen by Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo at her Ilford home on 12 November, 2018.

He hid in the shed in his ex-partner's garden armed with two crossbows, bolts, a knife, duct tape, cable ties and a hammer, the Old Bailey heard.

Unmathallegadoo, 51, was jailed for life with a minimum of 33 years.

Mrs Muhammad's son - her sixth child - survived the attack and was delivered by Caesarean section, the court heard.

Crossbow killer jailed for ex-wife's murder


Passing sentence on Friday, the judge Mark Lucraft QC said it was a “brutal and evil attack” and were it not for the presence of Muhammad’s children, he would have shot her new husband too.

He told the defendant: “You have carefully planned this attack. You had two loaded crossbows and I’m entirely satisfied you intended an attack on Sana and then on Imtiaz. One can only assume that you were jealous of their life together and the fact that they had formed a loving bond between themselves and with your children.”

The judge said the crossbows and bolts the defendant acquired did not require a licence and could be bought online. “As is shown by events that followed, they can be used to devastating effect to kill,” he said. “Many, I am sure, will find the ease with which some items are available deeply concerning. It is for others to consider whether these items should be controlled and require a license for ownership.”

Man jailed for crossbow murder of pregnant ex-wife

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Good sentence. Thank goodness he said he intended to target her husband. Nailed for both.

 

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A graphic shows how the arrow missed her unborn baby by millimetres
Credit: Metropolitan Police
Husband jailed for life for killing pregnant ex-wife with crossbow