Overview
- Raju Mollah was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday to 26 years in custody for attempted murder, with an indefinite restraining order.
- A jury convicted him in August after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent but denied trying to kill his wife.
- Prosecutors said he attacked her at their Small Heath home on January 12, 2025 by pouring hot oil on her head, hitting her with a frying pan and a metal cooker frame, and then stamping and ramming a mop into her face.
- The victim suffered severe burns across her face, neck, arms, and hands, a minor bleed to the brain, missing teeth, and deep facial wounds, and a paramedic reported feeling heat radiating from oil on the floor.
- The victim said the assault has upended her life and left her housebound, while West Midlands Police praised her courage in giving evidence that helped secure the conviction.