'Controlling' husband 'curb-crawled' as wife walked to work before fatal attack, trial hears

Syed Ahmad denies murder17:26, 16 Jul 2026A 'controlling' husband accused of murdering his wife would 'curb-crawl' as she walked to work, her former colleague has told a trial.Syed Ahmad, 45, is charged with the murder of his wife Anam Rafay on January 27 this year. He denies the charge and is on trial at Manchester Crown Court.Prosecutors allege that Mr Ahmad had been 'controlling, abusive, and a bad husband' towards Mrs Rafay before she died. The couple were married by way of arranged marriage in 2005 when she was 16 years old.Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterIn June last year, Mrs Rafay began speaking to a man she had met on TikTok, who posted under an account called Haroon Khan Travel, jurors previously heard.It was said that Mrs Rafay went on to