Overview
- A Bradford Crown Court jury found Abdul Sami guilty of murdering Rizwana Kousar on March 17.
- Pathologists recorded a 9.2 cm interrupted purple bruise across the front of her neck with tiny haemorrhages, findings consistent with forceful ligature pressure.
- No water was detected in her airway after she was found half in and half out of a bath during an 11‑minute 999 call, undermining suggestions of drowning.
- Police forensic work on Sami’s phone showed pre‑incident searches about inheritance and whether a killer could inherit, plus a later query on brain oxygen deprivation.
- Sami denied murder and said the neck mark came from removing her headscarf during CPR; he was remanded ahead of Friday’s sentencing as the family issued a tribute and police described a complex investigation.