Muslim Women Network

SAY HER NAME

In Memory of women from racialised minority communities who have been killed in the UK

Welcome to our #SayHerName* remembrance page. We have listed women from racialised minority communities who have been killed in the UK in the last few decades. This is not an exhaustive list as the names are based on information found online. Most of the women have been killed (or allegedly murdered where ongoing cases are concerned) by a male partner or family member or person known to them. If you would like a name to be added to this page as, inevitably, we will have missed the names of many, please email contact@mwnuk.co.uk.

Why #SayHerName?

Why use the term racialised
minority communities?

Why only list women from
racialised minority communities?

Total: 364

Marianne Kilonzi (43)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London
Date: 17th January 2025

Marianne Kilonzi was found beaten to death in her home in Woolwich.

Michelle Sadio (44)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London
Date: 14th December 2024

Fatal shooting of Michelle Sadio outside a church.

Harshita Brella (24)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London
Date: 14th November 2024

Harshita Brella, 24, from Northamptonshire, was found in a vehicle by officers in east London.

Name Unknown (70)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Birmingham
Date: 1st October 2024

A man has been charged with murdering his mother in Birmingham.

Cher Maximen (32)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London
Date: 25th August 2024

Cher Maximen, 32 died in hospital on 31 August after being stabbed in the groin.

Alberta Obinim (43)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Manchester
Date: Sunday 19th August 2024

Alberta Obinim, described as a lovely woman, died after being fatally stabbed.

Chitsidzo Chinyanga (42)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: West Lothian
Date: Sunday 9th June 2024

Chitsidzo Chinyanga was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where she later died.

Bhajan Kaur (76)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: Monday 13th May 2024

The body of Bhajan Kaur, 76, was found in a house.

Anita Mukhey (66)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Edgware
Date: Thursday 9th May 2024

A grandmother killed near a bus stop has been remembered for being "devoted to her family".

Tarnjeet Riaz (44)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: East Leicester
Date: Monday 6th May 2024

Police were called after Riaz was found dead.

Kulsuma Akter (27)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Bradford
Date: 6th April 2024

Fatally stabbed as she pushed her baby in a pram - her husband has been charged with murder.

Zhe Wang (31)

Ethnicity: Chinese
Location: London (Lewisham)
Date: 20th March 2024

Stabbed to death by her fellow student - he has been charged with murder.

Shay Kang (10)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Rowley Regis
Date: 4th March 2024

Found dead with stab wounds to the chest- her mother has been charged with murder.

Paramjit Gosal-Gill (40)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Beaconsfield
Date: 23rd February 2024

Found with serious injuries to her body - a man has been charged.

Claudia Kambanza (22)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Hull
Date: 26th January

Stabbed to death in the street by her partner who has been charged with murder.

Kanticha Sukpengpanao (36)

Ethnicity: Thai
Location: Norfolk
Date: 19th January 2024

Died from stab wounds to the neck - killed alongside both nieces. Inquiry has been opened.

Jasmin Kuczynska (12)

Ethnicity: Mixed (Thai/Polish)
Location: Norfolk
Date: 19th January 2024

Died from stab wounds - killed alongside her aunt and little sister. Inquiry has been opened.

Natasha Kuczynska (8)

Ethnicity: Mixed (Thai/Polish)
Location: Norfolk
Date: 19th January 2024

Died from stab wounds - killed alongside her aunt and big sister. Inquiry has been opened.

Mayawati Bracken (56)

Ethnicity: Indonesian
Location: Berkshire
Date: 4th January 2024

Mother-of-three was stabbed to death in her car - investigation continues.

Keotshepile ‘Naso’ Isaacs (33)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Haddington
Date: 1st January 2024

Mother-of-three killed by husband - he has been charged with her murder

Kamaljeet Mahey (40s)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 15th December 2023

Fatally stabbed to death- man has been charged with her murder. Her house was burgled a week later.

Lianne Gordon (42)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Hackney)
Date: 5th December 2023

Fatally shot in the head by teenager trying to force his way into her home.

Taiwo Abodunde (41)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Suffolk
Date: 28th November 2023

Mother-of-three was strangled to death by her husband - he has been charged with murder.

Salam Alshara (27)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Dewsbury
Date: 19th November 2023

Mother-of-4 found seriously hurt at her home - her partner is charged with her murder.

Ayan Mohamed Dhoba (26)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Unknown
Date: 14th November 2023

Newly-wed stabbed to death with screwdriver in Turkey - husband is arrested.

Perseverance Ncube (35)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Salford
Date: 10th November 2023

Fatally stabbed in front of her two children - a man has been charged with her murder.

Mehak Sharma (19)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 29th October 2023

Stabbed to death by husband after being in the UK for a few weeks.

Charlene Mills (42)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Manchester
Date: 30th September 2023

Died following an incident in Manchester- a man has been charged with murder.

Elianne Andam (15)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 27th September 2023

Stabbed to death whilst on the bus to school - a boy has been charged with murder.

Sara Sharif (10)

Ethnicity: Mixed (Pakistani/Polish)
Location: Surrey
Date: 10th August 2023

Found dead at home- 3 people are charged with causing or allowing the death of a child.

Liwam Bereket (26)

Ethnicity: Unknown
Location: Birmingham
Date: 1st August 2023

Cheating husband murdered pregnant girlfriend - she was 6-months-pregnant

Sharon Gordon (58)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Dudley
Date: 21st July 2023

Killed by a builder over a row - he has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Fiona Holm (48)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Lewisham)
Date: 29th June 2023

Disappeared in June- but due to nature of her case police launched murder investigation.

Natasha Morais (40)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Coventry
Date: 22nd June 2023

Her partner has been convicted of murder - she was beaten, burnt &strangled to death.

N.A (76)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 21st June 2023

A mother & grandmother who was murdered by a handyman in an attempted burglary.

Felecia Cadore (29)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 14th June 2023

Stabbed in the throat & wrist slashed by abusive ex-boyfriend. He is charged with murder.

Tejaswini Kontham (27)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Wembley)
Date: 13th June 2023

Stabbed to death -a man has been charged with her murder & attempted murder of her friend.

Grace O'Malley-Kumar (19)

Ethnicity: Mixed (British & Indian)
Location: Nottingham
Date: 13th June 2023

Stabbed whilst trying to save her friend who was also stabbed. A man has been charged.

Sandra Harriott (56)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Leeds
Date: 25th May 2023

Sandra was stabbed to death by her brother - he has received a life sentence.

Maya Devi (77)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Havering)
Date: 2nd May 2023

Battered to death by her husband who is currently charged with murder.

Johanita Dogbey (31)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Brixton)
Date: 1st May 2023

Stabbed in broad daylight - a man has been charged with murder.

Suma Begum (24)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Tower Hamlets)
Date: 29th April 2023

Murdered and body was dumped into river - husband is found guilty of murder.

Tiffany Regis (15)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Beckton)
Date: 6th April 2023

Killed in a suspected arson attack - a 16 year old boy has been arrested.

Marcia Grant (60)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Sheffield
Date: 5th April 2023

Ran over by a car - a 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty

Darrell Buchanan (37)

Ethnicity: Kenyan
Location: Lanarkshire
Date: 18th February 2023

Husband has been charged with murder after dead body found in flat.

Anju Asok (35)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Northamptonshire
Date: 15th December 2022

Choked to death by husband - her two children (aged 6 and 4) were also murdered.

Maureen Gitau (24)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Lewisham)
Date: 10th December 2022

A cleaner is accused of her murder - will face trial in November 2023.

Cynthia Turner (55)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Sandwell
Date: 8th December 2022

Mother-of-two was stabbed to death by her husband.

Caroline Adeyelu (64)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Dagenham)
Date: 30th November 2022

Stabbed to death by her son whilst trying to save her daughter (Angel) who he stabbed.

Ruta Draudvilaite (44)

Ethnicity: Unknown
Location: Lancashire
Date: 23rd November 2022

Found unresponsive after house fire - a 57-year-old man is charged with murder.

Fatoumatta Hydara (28)

Ethnicity: Gambian
Location: Nottingham
Date: 20th November 2022

Murdered in arson attack alongside daughters, Naeemah (aged 1) and Fatimah (aged 3).

Surinder Kaur (81)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Sandwell
Date: 13th November 2022

Killed in a high-speed crash - two men have been jailed for her murder.

Keisha Christodoulou (32)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Lewisham)
Date: 2nd November 2022

Mother-of-three was stabbed to death by her ex-partner.

Yolanda Saldana Feliz (52)

Ethnicity: Spanish/Latina
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 23rd October 2022

Stabbed to death - the police are searching for the suspect.

Diana Dafter (36)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Northampton
Date: 7th October 2022

Murdered by her husband in the family home.

Shakira Spencer (35)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 25th September 2022

Detained, tortured & beaten over several days - 3 people have been found guilty of murder.

Jillu Nash (43)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Suffolk
Date: 7th September 2022

Suffocated to death by her husband, her daughter was stabbed to death.

Louise Nash (12)

Ethnicity: Indian & White
Location: Suffolk
Date: 7th September 2022

Stabbed to death by her father, her mother Jillu was also murdered.

Harleen Satpreet Gandhi (32)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leeds
Date: 5th September 2022

Stabbed to death by her controlling estranged husband who was given life sentence.

Hina Bashir (21)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Upminster)
Date: 11th July 2022

Murdered by her boyfriend and body was found in a suitcase thrown into a ditch.

Shadika Patel (40)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 5th July 2022

Mother-of-2 was repeatedly stabbed to death on the street.

Zara Aleena (35)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Ilford)
Date: 26th June 2022

Beaten to death on the street only 10 minutes from her home - a man has been charged with murder.

Somaiya Begum (20)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 26th June 2022

Body found dumped on wasteland - her uncle convicted of her murder.

Sakunthala Francis (89)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 21st June 2022

Stabbed to death by her grandson - he has been charged with murder.

Saira Ali (47)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Sheffield
Date: 5th June 2022

Stabbed by husband and left with severe injuries resulting in death.

Aaisha Hasan (34)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 19th May 2022

Mother-of-2 was stabbed 36 times by husband who has been found guilty of murder.

Samantha Drummonds (29)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Bermondsey)
Date: 25th April 2022

Stabbed to death by boyfriend - killed alongside her mother and grandmother.

Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo (45)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Bermondsey)
Date: 25th April 2022

Stabbed to death by daughters boyfriend - killed alongside her mother and daughter.

Dolet Hill (64)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Bermondsey)
Date: 25th April 2022

Stabbed by granddaughter's boyfriend- killed alongside daughter & granddaughter.

Inayat Begum (85)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Burnley
Date: 24th April 2022

Sustained fatal head, chest and abdominal injuries by her son who has been jailed.

Chinyere Ogudoro (46)

Ethnicity: Black (Nigerian)
Location: Glasgow
Date: 4th April 2022

Set on fire by husband whilst visiting her family in Nigeria. Her brother was also set on fire.

Shotera Bibi (80)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Essex
Date: 2nd April 2022

Stabbed to death by a man who lived with her - he has been charged for her murder.

Yasmin Begum (40)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Bethnal Green)
Date: 24th March 2022

Mother-of-two was stabbed to death by her husband whom she has been separated for a year.

Phyllis Nelson (76)

Ethnicity: Black (Carribean)
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 24th March 2022

Choked & beat on the head with a vase by her grandson who then raped her corpse.

Sabita Thanwani (19)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Clerkenwell)
Date: 19th March 2022

Murdered by her boyfriend who caused serious neck injury - he plead guilty.

Naomi Hunte (41)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Greenwich)
Date: 14th February 2022

Died at home from a stab wound by her partner who's arrested on suspicion of murder.

Lesma Jackson (84)

Ethnicity: Black Jamaican
Location: London (Enfield)
Date: 30th January 2022

Found at home with severe injuries and died shortly afterwards - son has been arrested.

Marina Shaban (41)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 28th January 2022

Found critically injured outside a block of flats & died at the scene - her husband was found guilty.

Yasmin Wafah Chkaifi (43)

Ethnicity: Moroccan
Location: London (Westminster)
Date: 24th January 2022

Stabbed to death in the street by her abusive ex-husband.

Mariama Kamara (46)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: London (Brixton)
Date: 24th January 2022

Stabbed to death by husband who has now been jailed.

Pek Yin Ling (51)

Ethnicity: Singaporean
Location: Newcastle
Date: 5th December 2021

Mother-of-3 was smothered with a pillow by husband until she died.

Malak ‘Katy’ Adabzadeh (47)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Liverpool
Date: 25th November 2021

Battered to death by her husband who let son find her in "pool of blood".

Sukhjeet Uppal (40)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 19th September 2021

Repeatedly stabbed to death at her home by her husband,

Sabina Nessa (28)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Greenwich)
Date: 17th September 2021

Murdered by a stranger whilst on her way to meet a friend - investigation continues.

Fawziyah Javed (31)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: West Yorkshire
Date: 2nd September 2021

Fell to her death whilst pregnant. Husband found guilty of murder and sentenced to 20 years.

Bella Nicandro (76)

Ethnicity: Filipino
Location: London (Notting Hill)
Date: 14th August 2021

Repeatedly stabbed by her neighbour who has been sentenced to a hospital order.

Therasia Gordon (44)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Enfield)
Date: 4th August 2021

Beaten & stabbed to death by a "devil-obsessed ripper', her body was later dumped.

Yordanos Brhane (19)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Birmingham
Date: 31st July 2021

Stabbed to death by a "known" perpetrator- he has been charged with murder.

Louise Kam (71)

Ethnicity: East Asian
Location: Hertfordshire
Date: 26th July 2021

Went missing but body was found soon after -2 men have been charged with her murder.

Tamara Padi (43)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Manchester
Date: 7th July 2021

Mother-of-2 was brutally beat and stabbed to death by her husband as she slept

Ishrat Ahmed (52)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Lancashire
Date: 4th July 2021

Murdered by a stranger - her husband was also brutally attacked.

Sukhjit Badial (73)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Coventry
Date: 29th June 2021

Killed with machette by husband after an argument - he set himself on fire.

Marlene Coleman (53)

Ethnicity: Black Caribbean
Location: London (Lewisham)
Date: 16th June 2021

Found unresponsive inside a property in London - her partner has been jailed for murder.

Peninah Kabeba (42)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Surrey
Date: 27th May 2021

Was stabbed multiple times in the chest at her home by a lodger.

Chenise Gregory (29)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London
Date: 4th May 2021

Stabbed to death by her boyfriend before he took his own life.

Mayra Zulfiquar (26)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Feltham)
Date: 3rd May 2021

Shot and strangled in Pakistan -was threatened by 2 men who wanted to marry her.

Manisha Solanki (49)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 15th April 2021

Husband beat her to death & cut her head off before jumping off cliff - he survived the fall.

Smita Mistry (32)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 23rd March 2021

Died of blunt forces to her head and torso inflicted by her boyfriend.

Wenjing Lin (16)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: South Wales
Date: 5th March 2021

Found dead at her family's home - was killed by pressure to her neck.

Geetika Goyal (29)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 3rd March 2021

Stabbed to death by her husband - body was dumped on the street.

Bhavini Pravin (21)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 2nd March 2021

Stabbed to death by ex-fiancee; convicted of a pre-meditated honour killing.

Bennylyn Burke (25)

Ethnicity: Filipino
Location: Bristol
Date: 20th February 2021

Stabbed & beaten to death- her toddler was suffocated. Their bodies were kept hidden.

Ranjit Gill (43)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Milton Keynes
Date: 31st January 2021

Body was found dead at home - husband is charged with her murder.

N'Taya Elliott-Cleverley (20)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Liverpool
Date: 29th January 2021

Punched then strangled to death by boyfriend whilst four-month-old was present.

Souad Bellaha (56)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Margate
Date: 28th January 2021

Murdered by her husband with dementia who claimed she was 'Lucifer'.

Tiparat Aragatu (43)

Ethnicity: Thai
Location: London (Whitechapel)
Date: 24th January 2021

Killed by affair partner with knife and scissors. He was found guilty of manslaughter.

Amani Iqbal (28)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Walthamstow)
Date: 3rd January 2021

Strangled to death by her boyfriend who was a cocaine & gambling addict.

Hansa Patel (62)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 25th November 2020

Clubbed to death with a cricket bat by her son - he's been charged with murder.

Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi (49)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Reedley
Date: 1st October 2020

Murdered by a man who left her body to burn at home. Was killed alongside her daughter, Vian.

Vian Mangrio (14)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Reedley
Date: 1st October 2020

Murdered by a man, her body was left to burn at home alongside her mum, Saman.

Abida Karim (39)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Leeds
Date: 23rd September 2020

A victim of domestic abuse who was beaten with a hammer, and stabbed in the throat by husband.

Balvinder Gahir (54)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Warwickshire
Date: 24th August 2020

Murdered by abusive ex-husband following a dispute over property.

Bibaa Henry (46)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Kingsbury)
Date: 6th June 2020

She was stabbed 8 times by a man who planned to kill 6 women a year - died alongside sister.

Nicole Smallman (27)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Kingsbury)
Date: 6th June 2020

Stabbed 28 times by a man who planned to kill 6 women a year - died alongside her sister, Bibaa.

Denise Keane-Simmons (36)

Ethnicity: Black Caribbean
Location: London (Brent)
Date: 16th April 2020

Ex-husband set her on fire - he had a history of controlling & coercive behaviour.

Maryan Ismail (57)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Edmonton)
Date: 6th April 2020

Stabbed with a meat cleaver after asking husband to leave house after contracting Covid-19.

Zobaidah Salangy (28)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Worcestershire
Date: 29th March 2020

Husband charged with her murder - disposed the body in a countryside.

Najeeba Al-Ariqy (47)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Birmingham
Date: 23rd March 2020

Strangled to death after asking husband to divorce his secret 1st wife.

Nelly Moustafa (43)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Birminghan
Date: 16th March 2020

Stabbed to death by husband - over 80 knife wounds were inflicted.

Zahida Bi (52)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 16th March 2020

Stabbed to death by a stranger who had just killed his own wife next door.

Jasbir Kaur (52)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Oldbury
Date: 24th February 2020

Stabbed to death by her son who was "obsessed with knives". Died alongside her husband.

Gian Bhandal (82)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Dudley
Date: 21st January 2020

Died of sustained violent assault inflicted by husband.

Mandeep Singh (39)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Nottingham
Date: 13th November 2019

Killed by husband- multiple blows to skull & jaw with a mallet before taking his own life.

Niyat Berhane Teklemariam (21)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Harlesden)
Date: 10th October 2019

Stabbed to death by her husband after asking for a divorce.

Suvekshya Burathoki (32)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Leicester
Date: 8th October 2019

Stabbed by ex-husband in front of children - row over her new relationship.

Arlene Williams (46)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Enfield)
Date: 2nd October 2019

Killed by son who suffered from paranoia & delusions -he believed his mum would poison him.

Avan Najmadeen (32)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Date: 1st October 2019

Mum-of-4 killed by partner for refusing to support visa application - he was a convicted paedophile.

Linda Vilika (41)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Essex
Date: 19th August 2019

Stabbed by controlling husband after she told him she was leaving.

Layla Arezo (74)

Ethnicity: Afghan
Location: London (Whitton)
Date: 12th July 2019

Stabbed by her son after he wrongly believed she was possessed.

Kelly Mary Fauvrelle (26)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 29th June 2019

Stabbed by ex-boyfriend whilst 8 months pregnant - her baby died after an emergency c-section.

Saima Riaz (33)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 23rd April 2019

Stabbed 75 times by husband - attempts were made to behead Saima and cut off limbs.

Lala Kamara (26)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Manchester
Date: 9th March 2019

Strangled to death by drug-addict brother-in-law- he stole her money after murder.

Asma Begum (31)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Tower Hamlets)
Date: 11th January 2019

Mother of 3 was stabbed 58 times by her husband over £200.

Sarah Ashraf (35)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Tower Hamlets)
Date: 5th January 2019

Choked to death by her brother who had severe mental health issues.

Simbiso Aretha Moula (39)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Essex
Date: 4th January 2019

Killed by her controlling husband - victim of historic abuse, suffered years of physical & mental torture.

Charlotte Huggins (33)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Camberwell)
Date: 1st January 2019

Stabbed to death by her controlling & jealous ex-husband.

Joy Morgan (20)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London
Date: 26th December 2018

Killed by a fellow church member after being drugged with MDMA.

Angela Mittal (41)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Shinfield
Date: 26th December 2018

Stabbed by husband 59 times after she had spoken to a solicitor about divorce.

Parwin Quraishi (19)

Ethnicity: Afghan
Location: Kent
Date: 25th December 2018

Stabbed by husband 38 times as she cooked- they had an arranged marriage 4 months earlier.

Sana Muhammad (35)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Ilford)
Date: 12th November 2018

Shot by ex-husband whilst expecting 6th child with new husband. Baby was rescued.

Tanseem Sheikh (62)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Balham)
Date: 12th November 2018

Murdered by her husband - multiple injuries were sustained.

Nazia Ali (25)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Tower Hamlets)
Date: 22nd October 2018

Strangled to death by ex-husband whilst children were asleep - disagreed with Western lifestyle.

Shaeen Akhtar (49)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 15th October 2018

Mother-of-5 stabbed on her doorstep after an argument with her gambling addicted husband.

Memunatu Warne (43)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Woolwich)
Date: 6th September 2018

Died of smoke inhalation after a man threw a petrol bomb through her window.

Khaola Saleem (49)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Solihull
Date: 27th August 2018

Stabbed to death by son-in-law as her daughter (Raneem) wanted to end abusive relationship with him.

Raneem Oudeh (22)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Solihull
Date: 27th August 2018

Stabbed by abusive husband - wanted to end marriage after discovering husband's 2nd wife.

Kaltoun Saleh (43)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Harringay)
Date: 21st August 2018

Sustained serious burns after husband set her on fire following a row about his second wife.

Simmonne Kerr (31)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Wandsworth)
Date: 15th August 2018

Stabbed to death by her boyfriend after an argument, he claims to have 'lost his temper'.

Tanesha Melbourne (17)

Ethnicity: Black (Other)
Location: London (Tottenham)
Date: 2nd August 2018

Died in her mother’s arms after having been shot in a drive-by shooting.

Riasat Bi (86)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 12th July 2018

Died from multiple stab wounds, her grandson was also stabbed to death.

Lorna Myers (54)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Aylesbury
Date: 7th July 2018

Stabbed to death by her son during a football match- her second son was injured too.

Judy Constant (59)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Islington)
Date: 3rd July 2018

Subjected to blunt injuries to head, face & abdomen by her son. He will face life sentence.

Jessica Patel (34)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Middlesborough
Date: 14th May 2018

A victim of coercive control & abuse, killed after discovering husband's affair with a man.

Onees Khatoon (71)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Hillingdon)
Date: 13th May 2018

Strangled to death by her son with an electrical cord after she threatened to throw him out.

Naheed Khan (43)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Teesside
Date: 7th May 2018

Disappeared and police launched murder investigation but have not been able to discover her body.

Mihrican Mustafa (38)

Ethnicity: Turkish
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 26th April 2018

Mother-of-three was missing for a year before her body was found in a freezer.

Samantha Clarke (38)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: High Wycombe
Date: 14th April 2018

Stabbed to death by her paranoid nephew - he was seen by an early onset team 3 days prior.

Leyla Mtumwa (36)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Haringey)
Date: 30th March 2018

Strangled then stabbed by jealous husband - murdered in front of her 12-year-old son.

Sarbjit Kaur (38)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 16th February 2018

Strangled to death by husband - sentenced to 19 years.

Saeeda Hussain (54)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Ilford)
Date: 13th February 2018

Victim of historic domestic abuse. Stabbed to death by husband after being accused of an affair.

Ruksana Begum (47)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 6th February 2018

Stabbed to death by son-in-law for helping her daughter flee abusive marriage.

Meryem Elbah (30)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Glasgow
Date: 2nd December 2017

Murdered through "suspicious means" - police say inquiries are continuing.

Nasima Noorzai (29)

Ethnicity: Afghan
Location: East Yorkshire
Date: 24th September 2017

Stabbed to death by husband due to paranoia- believed wife was having an affair.

Asiyah Harris (27)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Bristol
Date: 22nd August 2017

Stabbed by husband as she tried to end abusive marriage - family was aware of historic abuse.

Xixi Bi (24)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Cardiff
Date: 18th August 2017

Killed by jealous, abusive boyfriend - 41 injuries sustained with broken jaw & ribs.

Natividad Nituan (70)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Hertfordshire
Date: 25th July 2017

Strangled then stabbed by husband who was terminally ill - he thought she would leave him.

Celine Dookhran (20)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Kingston)
Date: 19th July 2017

Kidnapped & raped by her uncle - her throat was slit and body was found in a freezer.

Arena Saeed (30)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Liverpool
Date: 30th May 2017

Victim of historic abuse -suffocated by schizophrenic husband. Killed alongside her young children.

Sobhia Khan (37)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Derby
Date: 27th May 2017

Beaten to death by her husband after his release from a secure psychiatric unit.

Sohbia Khan (37)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Derby
Date: 1st May 2017

Killed by partner through a “succession of beatings” including burns and wounds.

Bernice Williams (50)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Lincolnshire
Date: 25th March 2017

Mum-of-two's body was found in same house in which her husband was found dead 2 days before.

Anne-Marie James (33)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 8th March 2017

Stabbed to death by her brother - her mum also sustained life-threatening injuries.

Hazel Wilson Briant (27)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Enfield)
Date: 19th February 2017

Mother-of-two stabbed to death by her husband in front of her young children.

Humera Khan (42)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Preston
Date: 15th February 2017

Killed by controlling husband with a blow to the head - children were present at home.

Hang Yin Leung (64)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Milton Keynes
Date: 11th February 2017

Killed by a gang who entered her home - she died 11 days after giving her statement to police.

Amandeep Kaur (34)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 3rd February 2017

Victim of historic domestic abuse, killed by husband as he feared she would leave him.

Gillian Zvoumuya (42)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Birmingham
Date: 30th January 2017

Stabbed to death by jealous husband - he suspected she was having an affair.

Kulwinder Kaur (40)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Walsall
Date: 18th January 2017

Mother-of-two was stabbed to death by jealous husband

Kiran Daudia (46)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 16th January 2017

Strangled then decapitated by ex-husband - her remains were dumped behind bins.

Asia Tufail (32)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Cambridge
Date: 22nd November 2016

Strangled by husband as he falsely believed she was abusing their two-year-old son.

Deeqa Ibrahim (41)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Tottenham)
Date: 22nd November 2016

Stabbed to death by her husband as he falsely believed she was "conspiring" against him.

Pardeep Kaur (30)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Hayes)
Date: 17th October 2016

Killed during a violent sex attack as she walked home from work - body was found a week later.

Nasreem Buksch (43)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Glasgow
Date: 24th September 2016

Mum-of-six was repeatedly struck over the head by husband with a heavy, blunt object.

Annie Besala Ekofo (53)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Finchley)
Date: 17th September 2016

Mother-of-nine was shot dead alongside her nephew whilst at home.

Samia Shahid (28)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 20th July 2016

Honour killing - raped and killed by ex-husband and family for divorcing.

Saima Khan (34)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Luton
Date: 23rd May 2016

Stabbed by sister who was having an affair with her husband - jailed for a minimum of 22 years.

Sonita Nijhawan (38)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Weybridge
Date: 21st May 2016

Bludgeoned to death by husband after requesting a divorce - over 120 wounds to body & head.

Ravinder Jutla (48)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 19th May 2016

Stabbed to death by boyfriend as she wanted to end their relationship.

Maria Mbombo (47)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Camden)
Date: 19th May 2016

Stabbed to death by husband after he accused her of cheating.

Khabi Abrey (30)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Essex
Date: 7th May 2016

Killed as a result of a fire - her unborn baby died of cardiac arrest.

Xin Xin Liu (39)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Glasgow
Date: 26th April 2016

Stabbed to death by husband, the mother-of-two was repeatedly struck with a knife.

Nasreen Khan (39)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Lancashire
Date: 18th April 2016

Stabbed to death by husband because her job involved working with men.

Leigh-Anne Mahachi (22)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Sheffield
Date: 12th April 2016

Stabbed to death by boyfriend - it's suggested he killed her after a business went wrong (financially).

Amina Begum (47)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Essex
Date: 24th March 2016

Stabbed by son with a sword and knife - he is detained indefinitely in a secure mental hospital.

Gina Lander (46)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Walsall
Date: 16th March 2016

Murdered by her partner - he tried to dispose of her remains down a drain.

Mambero Ghebreflafie (22)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Enfield)
Date: 20th December 2015

Stabbed to death by her boyfriend whilst pregnant.

Mumtaz Member (56)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Leicester
Date: 12th December 2015

Grandmother who was brutally murdered at home- suspects included her children.

Ravinder Jutla (43)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 2nd December 2015

Stabbed and beaten to death by her partner - an iron rod was used as a weapon.

Usha Patel (44)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Cricklewood)
Date: 8th October 2015

Single mum who was strangled, beaten & stabbed repeatedly by a man she met online.

Sarrah Garba (27)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Gateshead
Date: 23rd September 2015

Strangled to death by her schizophrenic boyfriend.

Samantha Ho (39)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Cambridgeshire
Date: 29th August 2015

Beheaded by husband after he had delusions from watching TV - he tried to kill himself too.

Elizabeth Nnyanzi (31)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Harrow)
Date: 14th August 2015

Raped and strangled to death by a family friend - was attacked in her bedroom.

Miriam Nyazema (37)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Manchester
Date: 28th July 2015

Repeatedly stabbed in face & chest by jealous boyfriend then battered to death with a stool.

Amal Abdi (21)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Bristol
Date: 26th July 2015

Attacked by estranged husband after asking for a divorce - died from multiple stab wounds.

Anita Kapoor (34)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Hayes)
Date: 23rd June 2015

Strangled to death in a car by a man who offered to pay her for sex but she refused.

Nadia Khan (24)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 14th June 2015

7 month pregnant mother of two stabbed by husband 16 times in back, chest and abdomen.

Shigi Rethishkumar (35)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Chadwell Heath)
Date: 12th May 2015

Strangled to death by husband after a heated row - her daughters were also killed.

Nazia Akhtar (31)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 25th April 2015

Was set on fire by controlling husband after asking him to leave - he wanted British visa.

Seeta Kaur (33)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (East London)
Date: 31st March 2015

Husband strangled her to death as she refused to give her firstborn son to her brother-in-law.

Zohra Amrani (59)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: London (Notting Hill)
Date: 13th February 2015

Murdered by her son who was a convicted rapist with a history of drug abuse.

Nadine Aburas (28)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Cardiff
Date: 31st December 2014

Killed by estranged partner who was jealous of her male friends - was caught fleeing the country.

Sameena Imam (34)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Cardiff
Date: 24th December 2014

Smothered to death with chloroform by boyfriend and his brother in a planned attack.

Sannah Javed (26)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Ilford)
Date: 2nd December 2014

Beaten severely by her boyfriend after taking him back in. Victim of historic physical abuse.

Daksha Lad (44)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Bradford
Date: 25th October 2014

Stabbed to death by husband alongside her daughters, Trisha and Nisha.

Trisha Lad (19)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Bradford
Date: 25th October 2014

Stabbed to death by dad, alongside Daksha and Nisha Lad. Sustained 33 severe wounds.

Nisha Lad (16)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Bradford
Date: 25th October 2014

Stabbed to death by her dad, alongside Daksha and Trisha Lad.

Raheela Imran (41)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Slough
Date: 20th October 2014

Mother-of-four's throat was slit by her jealous husband - wrongly suspected an affair.

Shahena Uddin (19)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Watford
Date: 11th October 2014

Beaten by her sister in law suffering 54 injuries - 4 brothers and sister also convicted.

Mariama Njie-Jallow (37)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Norfolk
Date: 6th October 2014

Stabbed to death by husband who then started a fire in their home.

Shana Tanesia Cover (34)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Coventry
Date: 21st August 2014

"Brutally killed" by her ex-husband who was sentenced for life.

Rukshana Miah (35)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Lancashire
Date: 17th August 2014

Victim of historic domestic abuse, strangled to death by husband.

Anayat Bibi (39)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Sheffield
Date: 10th August 2014

Brutally stabbed to death by husband - over 40 stab wounds were sustained.

Sameena Zaman (34)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Leicester
Date: 1st August 2014

Victim of historic domestic abuse - killed by husband with an axe and knife.

Tia Kounota (27)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Birmingham
Date: 22nd July 2014

Punched and strangled by her controlling partner before he set her body on fire.

Quoi Chang (50)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Solihull
Date: 7th July 2014

Stabbed to death by her son- she was killed alongside her husband.

Nahid Al-Manea (31)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Colchester
Date: 17th June 2014

Stabbed to death 16 times on her way to university.

Mingzi Yang (29)

Ethnicity: Chinese
Location: Lincoln
Date: 17th June 2014

Battered to death by husband who didn't want her to have shared access to their son.

Rui Li (44)

Ethnicity: Chinese
Location: Bournemouth
Date: 31st May 2014

Husband hid her body in a car after beating her. She died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Tahira Ahmed (38)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 27th May 2014

Mother-of-two decapitated by husband - stab wounds and broken bones were discovered.

Mashael Albasman (24)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Bournemouth
Date: 30th March 2014

Victim of honour killing - stabbed to death by father after using a mobile phone.

Kanwal Azam (35)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 29th March 2014

Stabbed to death by estranged husband after argument over custody of children.

Shereka Fab-Ann Marsh (15)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Hackney)
Date: 21st March 2014

Killed after being shot in the neck by her boyfriend.

Sara Al Shourefi (28)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Sheffield
Date: 4th March 2014

Mother-of-four was repeatedly stabbed to death by husband - 270 separate injuries were inflicted.

Darshana Narotam (17)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 19th January 2014

Victim of honour killing after refusing an arranged marriage - throat was slashed.

Shamim Gabriel (33)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 29th December 2013

Stabbed to death by jealous boyfriend - inflicted 32 wounds and left her in a pool of blood.

Aftaben Khanom (74)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Camden)
Date: 21st December 2013

Stabbed to death by son-in-law after refusing him entry into her home.

Ahdieh Khayatzadeh (46)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Stirling
Date: 10th December 2013

Set on fire by husband after divorcing him- he made threats to attack her with acid in the past.

Varkha Rani (24)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 9th December 2013

Strangled to death by husband after discovering he was gay - her body was burnt in an incinerator.

Cheryl Tariah (19)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Essex
Date: 7th December 2013

Strangled to death by controlling boyfriend the day after he was told he would be deported.

Poonam Kumar (35)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (West London)
Date: 29th November 2013

Killed by husband through compression on the neck - husband committed suicide.

Aisha Alam (49)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 22nd November 2013

Mother-of-four was a victim of historic domestic abuse - stabbed to death by husband.

Amoe Seline Stevens (67)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Brent)
Date: 18th October 2013

Sexually assaulted by her son-in-law so violently that she bled to death.

Badri Dabir (69)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: London (Barnet)
Date: 5th October 2013

Died from head injuries inflicted upon her by her son.

Tolu Kalejaiye (44)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Essex
Date: 26th September 2013

Stabbed to death by her son.

Mumtaz Sattar (38)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Port Glasgow
Date: 21st September 2013

Mother-of-two was a victim of domestic abuse - killed by husband after arriving in Pakistan.

Shehnila Taufiq (47)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Leicester
Date: 13th September 2013

Killed in a house fire alongside her children, her husband was able to survive.

Zainab Taufiq (19)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Leicester
Date: 13th September 2013

Killed in a house fire alongside her mother, Shehnila, and her brothers.

Amina Bibi (43)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 13th September 2013

Stabbed after husband hired hitman- amassed large debt so planned to take her savings.

Mahnaz Rafie (48)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Bolton
Date: 12th September 2013

Stabbed by husband after wanting to end marriage - house was then subjected to gas explosion.

Aamena Hussain (29)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Leyton)
Date: 3rd September 2013

Was found dead in her home having been drowned. A male suspect was arrested then bailed.

Harjit Chagger (69)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Kent
Date: 2nd September 2013

After being murdered, her badly decomposed body was hidden under the floorboards of a shop.

Saira Rani (31)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 29th August 2013

Killed by husband after being taken to Pakistan - husband wanted to end marriage.

Sabrina Moss (24)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Brent)
Date: 24th August 2013

Killed from a gunshot in the head from near point-blank range by a gang.

Mayurathy Perinpamoorihy (32)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Somerset
Date: 6th August 2013

Stabbed to death by her boyfriend - it was impossible for pathologists to count the number of injuries.

Linah Keza (29)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Leyton)
Date: 31st July 2013

Stabbed by ex-boyfriend in front of her toddler. She made several calls to the police prior to this.

Shivani Kapoor (35)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Hillingdon)
Date: 10th July 2013

Strangled to death by gambling addicted husband - lashed out over losing job & was in debt.

Sabeen Thandi (37)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 7th July 2013

Strangled to death by controlling, jealous husband 2 weeks after reporting him for rape & abduction.

Mushammod Asma Begum (21)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Leeds
Date: 19th June 2013

Victim of historic domestic abuse- died from organ failure as an artery had been severed.

Lilima Akhtar (25)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Birmingham
Date: 13th June 2013

Mother-of-two murdered by estranged husband after argument over land in Bangladesh.

Rania Alayed (25)

Ethnicity: Palestinian
Location: Manchester
Date: 7th June 2013

Victim of honour killing - murdered by husband for becoming too "Westernised" and independant.

Reema Ramzan (18)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Sheffield
Date: 4th June 2013

Decapitated by boyfriend with a kitchen knife - raided her flat and stole her passport & money.

Fatemeh Bostani (43)

Ethnicity: Iranian
Location: Glasgow
Date: 3rd June 2013

Mother-of-two stabbed by jealous, controlling husband - he prevented contact with her family and friends

Krishnamaya Mab (39)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Berkshire
Date: 2nd June 2013

Disappeared after going for a walk. She was found asphyxiated after being sexually assaulted.

Salma Parveen (22)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Coventry
Date: 29th April 2013

Strangled with a scarf by husband after telling him she wanted to end their broken marriage.

Farkhanda Younis (30)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 19th April 2013

Stabbed to death by controlling husband- she was a victim of historic domestic abuse.

Naika Inayat (56)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 17th April 2013

Victim of honour-killing - husband tried to stop daughter marrying her boyfriend by setting house on fire.

Anu Kapoor (27)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 8th April 2013

Stabbed to death by husband - died of a stab wound to the chest.

Daneshia Arthur (29)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Barking)
Date: 18th March 2013

Stabbed to death by ex-boyfriend in front of her toddler. Sustained 20 wounds.

Ridda Zanab (21)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 11th March 2013

Killed by husband with a hammer to the skull after seeing her text messages with male friend.

Amandeep Haur Hothi (29)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Wolverhampton
Date: 5th March 2013

Mother-of-two slashed in the throat by boyfriend after discovering she was already married.

Ganimete Hoti (42)

Ethnicity: Turkish
Location: London (Southwark)
Date: 11th February 2013

Stabbed to death by her husband.

Akua Agyuman (23)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Enfield)
Date: 3rd January 2013

Stabbed to death 15 times by her husband -wounds sustained in arms, chest & abdomen.

Janelle Duncan-Bailey (25)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Croydon)
Date: 2nd January 2013

Strangled to death by ex-boyfriend over child custody. Her body was hidden in a car.

Christine Haye-Levy (36)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Northamptonshire
Date: 11th December 2012

Stabbed by partner - sustained multiple stab wounds including one puncturing her lung.

Shaista Khatoon (33)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 19th November 2012

Mother-of-five had her throat cut by estranged husband after she asked for a divorce.

Reihana Rezayi (23)

Ethnicity: Afghan
Location: Leicester
Date: 13th November 2012

Stabbed to death by husband after asking for a divorce following marriage breakdown.

Khanokporn Satjawat (42)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Glasgow
Date: 12th November 2012

Bludgeoned to death with a fire extinguisher by a stranger whilst at a conference.

Jasmin Chowdhury (32)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Tower Hamlets)
Date: 1st November 2012

Victim of historic domestic abuse - beaten to death by her cheating husband.

Dr Sabah Usmani (44)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Essex
Date: 15th October 2012

Killed in a house fire alongside children. Fire was started downstairs while the family slept.

Sharlana Dierdrick (32)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: London (Brent)
Date: 29th September 2012

Stabbed to death 16 times by ex-boyfriend, they had an extremely volatile relationship.

Nusrat Ali (25)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Teesside
Date: 17th August 2012

Killed in a violent knife attack by husband - stabbed repeatedly outside her family home.

Janice Smithen (46)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Birmingham
Date: 2nd July 2012

Killed by her son with a metal weights bar -he was later diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Esther Arogundade (32)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: Manchester
Date: 26th June 2012

Stabbed by husband as he wanted their daughter to be a Muslim, but she was Christian.

Razu Khanum (38)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Oldham
Date: 8th June 2012

Stabbed in the throat by brother-in-law - died from severe head trauma & neck injuries.

Tuanjai Sprengel (43)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Berkshire
Date: 26th May 2012

Died from blunt force attack - suffered from puncture wound to neck. Her body was then dumped.

Rushna Begum (28)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Tower Hamlets)
Date: 25th May 2012

Stabbed by gambling addicted husband - she challenged his addiction as he lost £90k.

Naomi Asante (46)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Tottenham)
Date: 21st May 2012

Victim of historic domestic abuse - brutally murdered by husband with an axe, knives & acid.

Saiba Khatoon (27)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Rochdale
Date: 7th May 2012

Stabbed to death whilst pregnant by husband - was unaware that she was his second wife.

Afsana Kosser (35)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bedford
Date: 11th April 2012

Stabbed to death by jealous husband after he discovered her friendship with male colleague.

Da In Lee (22)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Tipton
Date: 9th April 2012

Strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend- victim of historic domestic abuse.

Fozia Ahmed (26)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Keighley
Date: 29th February 2012

A victim of historic domestic abuse - strangled & stabbed to death by husband.

Debbie Johnson (43)

Ethnicity: Black
Location: Merseyside
Date: 24th February 2012

Died from serious head injuries inflicted upon her by her husband.

Amina Adan (32)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (South London)
Date: 6th November 2011

Beaten unconscious, kicked and stamped on, was then stabbed to death by abusive boyfriend.

Mumtahina Jannat (29)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 5th July 2011

Victim of historic domestic abuse- strangled by husband after wanting to end marriage.

Alami Gotip (22)

Ethnicity: Turkish
Location: West Lothian
Date: 25th May 2011

Stabbed 30 times after an argument with partner -killed whilst children slept upstairs.

Zarina Bibi (41)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Aylesbury
Date: 16th March 2011

Battered to death by husband in an attempt to claim on her life insurance policy.

Baljit Kaur Buttar (56)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Southhampton
Date: 25th February 2011

Bludgeoned to death by daughter-in-law - sustained a fractured skull and severe brain damage.

Fiza Asif (27)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Walthamstow)
Date: 4th January 2011

Mother-of-five was murdered & set on fire - husband believed she had become too "powerful".

Assia Shahzad (40)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Aylesbury
Date: 9th October 2010

Stabbed by son as she was going to marry again- he thought his inheritance would alter.

Manzoor Begum (80)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 1st October 2010

Killed by husband- died from sudden cardiac arrest due to heart disease & the blows to her head.

Abida Bi (36)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 20th September 2010

Killed by her husband - a post-mortem examination revealed she died of head injuries.

Amrit Kaur Ubhi (24)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Telford
Date: 7th September 2010

Strangled to death by her father after he disproved of her white boyfriend.

Ghada Habib (55)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 6th September 2010

Bludgeoned to death by ex-husband after refusing to support his application to stay in the UK.

Iram Shah (30)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 6th July 2010

House set on fire by men who had disputes with ex-husband - died alongside children.

Agnes Sina-Inakoju (16)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Hackney)
Date: 16th April 2010

Shot in the neck through the window of a takeaway shop.

Aliza Mirza (17)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Redbridge)
Date: 3rd April 2010

Stabbed in the neck by boyfriend after she ended relationship with him.

Asha Muneer (18)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Reading
Date: 18th January 2010

Stabbed by abusive ex-boyfriend after ending relationship - inflicted over 30 wounds on face & body.

Yasmin Akhtar (24)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Dudley
Date: 29th November 2009

Mother-of-three was a victim of domestic abuse - beaten to death by estranged husband.

Geeta Aulakh (28)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 16th November 2009

Hacked to death by hitmen hired by husband after she began divorce proceedings.

Ayesha Mohammed (39)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Blackburn
Date: 21st October 2009

House set alight with petrol, she died alongside her husband - children survived.

Syeda Lipia Begum (23)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Kent
Date: 14th August 2009

Mother-of-two stabbed to death by controlling husband - he wanted control over wife and his family.

Naila Mumtaz (21)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 1st July 2009

Murdered by her husband and in-laws whilst pregnant as they believed she was possessed.

Sana Abbasi (22)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 1st July 2009

Poisoned by her husband and mother-in-law, was killed 5 months post-partum

Sabira Alam (20)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Huddersfield
Date: 3rd April 2009

Strangled by controlling boyfriend in his car- body was dumped on the moors above Huddersfield.

Vina Patel (51)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Leicester
Date: 15th January 2009

Died of asphyxiation in a 'deliberate & murderous' contract killing arranged by her colleague.

Shireen Khan (41)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Shephard's Bush)
Date: 1st October 2008

Mother-of-three was victim of historic domestic abuse - strangled to death by husband.

Sughra Rani (30)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Banbury
Date: 16th September 2008

Stabbed to death by husband - children witnessed the attack & tried to protect their mum.

Yasmine Larbi-Cherif (22)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Birmingham
Date: 13th September 2008

Stabbed to death by abusive ex-boyfriend alongside her younger sister, Sabrina.

Sabrina Larbi-Cherif (19)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Birmingham
Date: 13th September 2008

Stabbed 37 times by her sister's abusive ex-boyfriend. Died alongside her sister, Yasmine.

Sabina Akhtar (26)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Manchester
Date: 12th September 2008

Stabbed through the heart by abusive husband - she reported his death threats 2 months prior.

Rabina Bibi (35)

Ethnicity: South Asian
Location: Coventry
Date: 3rd September 2008

Stabbed to death by ex-partner who was harassing her - police did not appear until she died.

Rahmona Ahmedin (23)

Ethnicity: Black African
Location: London (Islington)
Date: 18th June 2008

Ex-boyfriend cut up her body with a circular saw after she tried to end relationship.

Kuldeep Kaur Sidhu (25)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Birmingham
Date: 13th May 2008

Newlywed was strangled whilst pregnant with rope around her neck & body was set on fire.

Halimah Ahmed (19)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Derby
Date: 26th November 2007

Stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend who then killed himself.

Shawbo Ali Rauf (19)

Ethnicity: Kurdish
Location: Birmingham
Date: 24th May 2007

Honour killing - husband took her to Iraq & beat her to death. Her 9-month-old baby disappeared.

Juli Begum (26)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: London (East London)
Date: 1st January 2007

Killed by husband after row about his immigration - died alongside daughters Anika & Thanha.

Caneze Riaz (39)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Lancashire
Date: 1st November 2006

Died from smoke inhalation. Husband set house on fire - disagreed with Western lifestyle.

Sayrah Riaz (16)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Lancashire
Date: 1st November 2006

Father set house on fire as he disagreed with Western life - died alongside mother and sisters.

Sophia Riaz (15)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Lancashire
Date: 1st November 2006

Father set house on fire as he disagreed with Western life - died alongside mother and sisters.

Fanina Bassou (42)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: Coventry
Date: 30th August 2006

Mother-of-three was stabbed to death by her husband

Uzma Rahan (32)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 1st July 2006

Honour killing - bludgeoned to death by husband for being too Westernised.

Nazia Ahmed (23)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Blackburn
Date: 17th June 2006

Stabbed to death by estranged husband- he falsely accused her of an affair.

Sabia Rani (19)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Leeds
Date: 21st May 2006

Beaten to death by abusive husband, in-laws concealed murder via claims of black magic.

Nisha Patel Nasri (29)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Wembley)
Date: 1st May 2006

Killed by hitmen hired by husband to claim £350,000 life insurance policy & continue an affair.

Laily Begum (21)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Walsall
Date: 19th January 2006

Bludgeoned to death by jealous husband who falsely believed she was having an affair.

Banaz Mahmood (20)

Ethnicity: Kurdish
Location: London (Merton)
Date: 1st January 2006

Honour killing - wanted to divorce husband but was strangled by cousins. Father & uncle jailed.

Deepti Anurag (29)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Birmingham
Date: 18th November 2005

Bludgeoned to death by husband as their relationship deteriorated.

Ela Maisura (46)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Hayes)
Date: 3rd June 2005

Stabbed to death in her car by husband after he discovered her relationship with another man.

Sumaira Nazir (25)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 23rd April 2005

Honour killing- wanted to marry someone of her choice. Stabbed by brother in front of parents.

Lamduan Armitage (25-35)

Ethnicity: Asian (Other)
Location: Yorkshire
Date: 20th September 2004

Her body was found nude, face down in a stream- cause of death was never established.

Anita Gindha Ralh (22)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Newham)
Date: 20th May 2004

Strangled whilst pregnant in front of her toddler after fleeing home to marry the man she loved.

Bharana Krishna Namoonty (29)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Coventry
Date: 30th April 2004

Strangled to death by paranoid, schizophrenic boyfriend after a row in a hotel room.

Nasra Ismail (27)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: London
Date: 17th March 2004

Mother-of-2's body was cut up & dumped in canal - man has been jailed for life.

Adeeba Ahmed (27)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Slough
Date: 15th February 2004

Strangled by husband who forced her body into a suitcase & dumped it in the Thames.

Amina Ali (56)

Ethnicity: Black (African)
Location: Sheffield
Date: 4th February 2004

Died in an arson attack at her flat - she threw grandchildren to safety.

Dr Anupama Damera (36)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Ipswich
Date: 1st January 2004

Stabbed to death by husband who then jumped off a bridge with their 2-year-old son.

Azmat Bismal (35)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Luton
Date: 25th January 2004

Victim of domestic abuse - strangled by husband in a "fit-of-rage" as their 6 children slept.

Zainab Begum (56)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 13th January 2004

Slaughtered by her son-in-laws over greed - they wanted her house & money.

Shefilia Ahmed (17)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Lancashire
Date: 11th September 2003

Honour killing - suffocated with a plastic bag after years of abuse from parents.

Sahjda Bibi (21)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Birmingham
Date: 11th January 2003

Stabbed 22 times by cousins on her wedding day. They refused her marriage to a divorced man.

Heshu Jones (16)

Ethnicity: Kurdish
Location: London (Ealing)
Date: 12th October 2002

Honour killing - throat was slit by father as she was 'Westernised' & had a Christian boyfriend.

Naziat Khan (38)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: London (Streathem)
Date: 1st August 2001

Strangled to death by husband -he fled to Pakistan but was extradited back to UK 20 years later.

Shahida Perveen (24)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Manchester
Date: 28th June 2001

Repeatedly stabbed in head & stomach by her dad when he found her boyfriend.

Shabana Khan (21)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Huddersfield
Date: 31st August 2000

Stabbed in the the lung and heart after a row with her partner who was already married.

Shazia (27)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Berkshire
Date: 17th March 2000

Stabbed by jealous ex-husband whilst children watched - he then killed both children.

Fatima Kama (28)

Ethnicity: Arab
Location: London (Hillingdon)
Date: 18th July 1999

Stabbed to death by a man who was attracted to her but she wasn't interested in him.

Tulay Goren (15)

Ethnicity: Turkish
Location: London (Redbridge)
Date: 7th January 1999

Honour killing - father did not approve of her relationship with an older man. Body was never found.

Surjit Kaur Athwal (27)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Coventry
Date: 11th December 1998

Honour killing - wanted to divorce her husband. Her in-laws had her murdered in India.

Surinder Kaur Varyapraj (36)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: Birmingham
Date: 4th January 1996

Mum-of-3 strangled with a ligature - detectives no closer to the killer & appealing for help from public.

Tasleem Begum (20)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Bradford
Date: 15th June 1995

Honour killing - brother-in-law ran her over with car as she was waiting to meet her lover.

Nasreen Akhtar (29)

Ethnicity: Pakistani
Location: Oxford
Date: 30th March 1995

Strangled to death - body was discovered at home by her young children returning from school.

Amina Khatun (24)

Ethnicity: Bangladeshi
Location: Sunderland
Date: 30th December 1994

Mother-of-3 stabbed in front of her young children - police launched new plea in 2019 to find killer.

Vendana Patel (21)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Hackney)
Date: 29th April 1991

Stabbed to death by husband whilst in the Domestic Violence Unit at a police station.

Karpal Kaur Sandhu (30)

Ethnicity: Indian
Location: London (Walthamstow)
Date: 4th November 1973

Killed by husband as he objected to her career as the 1st Asian female police officer in Britain.

Our Supporters

Caroline Nokes MP

Conservative Party

Muslim Women's Network UK ensures that the voices of Muslim women are heard. They are not just a support network but a movement for change. I am proud to work with them.

Jess Phillips MP

Labour Party

MWNUK is courageous because of the uncompromising and fearless positions it sometimes takes when calling out injustice and inequality

Sadiq khan

London Mayor

I am proud to support and champion this fantastic organisation, which is informing policy and transforming lives.

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

Conservative Party

MWNUKâ€™s authenticity comes from knowledge of lived experiences of Muslim women and girls acquired through their helpline, research and members.

Naz Shah MP

Labour Party

They work tirelessly with passion and commitment to make a difference and improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable women and girls in society.

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