Man convicted for killing wife in Tower Hamlets
41 year old Quyum Miah previously pleaded guilty to theft and two counts of fraud
A man who attacked and killed his wife, in her own home in Bethnal Green, has been found guilty of her murder.
Jurors at the Old Bailey were unanimous in their decision, finding Quyum Miah, of High Street Homerton, guilty of the murder of 40-year-old Yasmin Begum.
The couple had been separated for nearly a year at the time of Yasmin's death in March 2022, and divorce proceedings were underway.
Yasmin was found collapsed inside her address in Globe Road, E2 shortly after 16:00hrs on 24 March 2022 after concerned school staff attended her home when she failed to collect her children from school.
She had been stabbed several times, and items including her bank card and jewellery, had been taken.
After leaving Yasmin's home, Miah was spotted on CCTV at 14.57 hrs, heading north from the address. He was carrying a green and yellow bag for life, which appeared full.
The bag was dumped in a rubbish bin, which officers later recovered, finding clothes stained with Yasmin's blood.
In the hours after the murder Miah proceeded to use Yasmin’s bank card to withdraw £800 in cash; two days later he also pawned two items of her jewellery for around £200.
By this time, detectives had found documentation inside Yasmin’s address confirming divorce proceedings were under way and Miah was arrested at an address in Plaistow on 27 March 2022.
Speaking on behalf of Yasmin's family, her brother, Atik Zaman, said: "Firstly we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the detectives who worked so tirelessly to collect the evidence that caught Yasmin’s killer. Without their efforts, he may have gone on to put another family though this nightmare.
“Today an evil creature was found guilty of murder, fraud and burglary. A creature that should never be allowed to walk the streets again. He choose to murder a daughter, a mother, a sister for no reason other than financial gain.
“He values life at £800 as that it what he stole. He broke into our sister’s home and brutally murdered her then robbed her. We hope that he gets reminded every day of his measly existence, how evil he is, and what awaits him in the next life.
Detective Chief Inspector Larry Smith, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, led the investigation. He said: “Quyum Miah is a violent coward who ambushed Yasmin in her own home and brutally attacked her – she did not stand a chance.
"Whether Miah was motivated by jealousy due to the impending divorce, or greed due to his callous actions in withdrawing cash and pawning jewellery immediately after the murder, remains unclear as he did not provide any straight answers during his police interviews.
He's to be sentenced next month