Man, who murdered wife for "financial gain", jailed
He's been told he'll spend at least 33 years behind bars
A man, who attacked and killed his wife, in her home has been sentenced to life behind bars.
Earlier this year, 41-year-old Quyum Miah was found guilty of the murder of Yasmin Begum.
Yasmin was found collapsed inside her address in Globe Road, E2 shortly after 4pm on 24 March 2022 after concerned school staff attended her home when she failed to collect her children from school.
Yasmin had been stabbed several times and items, including her bank card and jewellery she was wearing, had been taken.
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.
Miah was married to Yasmin but the pair had been separated for about a year, and divorce proceedings were under way.
In passing sentence, Her Honour Judge Hales KC stated that this was a particularly serious case in which she was in no doubt that the defendant had murdered Ms Begum for financial gain; there was a significant degree of planning and premeditation, the defendant had an admitted history of stealing from Ms Begum to fund his drug habit.