Somaiya Begum: Murdered woman dumped like rubbish, jury told

(BBC) A 20-year-old woman was murdered by her uncle and “dumped like rubbish” for refusing a forced marriage, a court was told.

Somaiya Begum’s body was found wrapped in a rug on land near Fitzwilliam Street, Bradford, on 6 July.

Prosecutors at Bradford Crown Court told the jury Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53, killed her at her home in Binnie Street, Bradford, on 25 June last year.

Mr Khan denies murder, but has admitted perverting the course of justice.

Opening the prosecution case, Jason Pitter KC said that Ms Begum, who was a university student, was living at the house in Binnie Street with another of her uncles and her grandmother under the terms of a forced marriage protection order.

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