Husband stabbed wife to death then 'smirked' and 'looked proud' about it, murder trial hears

Syed Ahmad denies murdering Anam Rafay17:34, 15 Jul 2026A husband is accused of stabbing his wife to death before 'smirking' and 'looking proud' about what he had done, 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.A court heard that Mr Ahmad accepted he killed his wife by repeatedly stabbing her, however, the defence case is likely to be that he did not intend to kill her and was suffering from 'abnormal mental functioning' at the time.Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterBill Baker KC, opening the case for the prosecution, said that Mr Ahmad and Mrs Rafay were married by way of arranged marriage in Pakistan in 2005 when she was 16 an