'Controlling and abusive' husband stabbed wife 40 times after discovering she wanted divorce, murder trial hears

Syed Ahmad denies murdering Anam Rafay20:10, 13 Jul 2026A 'controlling and abusive' husband allegedly stabbed his wife to death after discovering she wanted to divorce him, prosecutors allege.‌Syed Ahmad, 45, is charged with the murder of his wife Anam Rafay on January 27 2026. He denies the charge and is on trial at Manchester Crown Court.‌Jurors were told that Mr Ahmad accepted he killed his wife by repeatedly stabbing her, but were told that the main issues would be whether he intended to kill her or intended to cause her really serious harm.‌Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterIt was said that the defence case will be that he did not intend to kill her and was suffering 'abnormal mental functioning' at the time. Prosecutors accept that Mr Ahmad was s