{"id":190014,"date":"2023-12-21T16:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=190014"},"modified":"2023-12-21T16:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:37:20","slug":"jilted-husband-who-tried-to-murder-estranged-wife-outside-court-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/jilted-husband-who-tried-to-murder-estranged-wife-outside-court-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Jilted husband who tried to murder estranged wife outside court jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jilted husband who tried to murder his estranged wife in knife attack outside family court &#8216;to teach her a lesson&#8217; ahead of their divorce hearing is jailed for 24 years<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Asim Abdulrasul, 47, launched the knife attack in busy Birmingham city centre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brave members of the public intervened to help save his victim&#8217;s life<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Controlling&#8217; Abdulrasul was &#8216;consumed with embittered rage&#8217; after rejection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A jilted husband who tried to murder his estranged wife outside a family court &#8216;to teach her a lesson&#8217; ahead of their divorce hearing has been jailed for 24 years.<\/p>\n<p>Asim Abdulrasul, 47, repeatedly stabbed Wafae Khatab during the frenzied broad daylight attack after ambushing her outside Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre.<\/p>\n<p>A court heard the &#8216;controlling&#8217; thug chased his ex through the busy city centre, before knifing her in the head in front of horrified commuters and shoppers last August.<\/p>\n<p>The attack, which only lasted six seconds, was ended when brave members of the public rushed to Wafae\u2019s aid and dragged her to safety into a caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Jurors were told how, after being arrested, Abdulrasul laughed and told police: &#8216;I did it to teach her a lesson.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216795-12890185-image-a-14_1703172389941.jpg\" height=\"785\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Asim Abdulrasul, 47, has been jailed for 24 years for the attempted murder of his estranged wife Wafae Khatab in a knife attack he carried out in broad daylight<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216827-12890185-Members_of_the_public_were_shocked_by_the_assault_in_Birmingham_-m-20_1703173279935.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Members of the public were shocked by the assault in Birmingham city centre and three have been recognised for bravery by police after intervening to help fend off Abdulrasul<\/p>\n<p>Abdulrasul, from Coventry, denied attempted murder, possessing a knife and coercive and controlling behaviour, but was found guilty after a trial in July.<\/p>\n<p>He has now been jailed for 24 years at Birmingham Crown Court.<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing him, Judge Heidi Kubic said: &#8216;On 16 August last year you attempted to murder Wafae Khatab in broad daylight in the centre of this city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People were on their way to work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the time you were consumed with embittered rage because Mrs Khatab had rejected you as a husband and left you some three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You were only prevented from succeeding in this outrageous and frenzied attack by the brave actions of two members of the public.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The judge described how Abdulrasul had previously controlled what his wife wore and who she socialised with &#8211; ahead of attacking Ms Khatab after seeing her talking to a male co-worker in August 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216815-12890185-image-a-16_1703172500454.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Abdulrasul launched the attack on his wife while waiting outside a family court ahead of a hearing scheduled to discuss their divorce she wanted and he was contesting<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216865-12890185-image-a-17_1703172668259.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The victim was given protection inside a nearby cafe before being taken to Birmingham&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Hospital with multiple stabbing wounds<\/p>\n<p>Ms Kubic said:\u00a0&#8216;As a result of that you assaulted her &#8211; telling her that she would die here in the UK, and threatened to send her head back to her family in Morocco in a box.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was terrified of you and two days later when she rejected your sexual advances you assaulted her, slapping and kicking her to the abdomen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The judge said the victim had fled to a woman\u2019s refuge &#8211; even leaving her shoes behind &#8211; and later took out a non-molestation order against the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Kubic added: &#8216;You no longer knew where she lived and you then launched a smear campaign on the internet, causing enormous embarrassment for her and her parents in Morocco.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the attack, she said: &#8216;CCTV footage clearly shows that from the moment you caught up with her you delivered seven or eight blows towards her head with the knife within just six seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In just six seconds you managed to inflict serious injuries.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Williams, prosecuting, said the pair had met online in 2015 when Ms Wafae was living in Morocco and Abdulrasul in Coventry.<\/p>\n<p>They married in Morocco and came back to Britain in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216869-12890185-The_attempted_murder_happened_in_the_city_s_Temple_Row_the_centr-m-21_1703173301082.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The attempted murder happened in the city&#8217;s Temple Row, the central base for court buildings as well as being close to Birmingham&#8217;s busiest shopping district<\/p>\n<p>During the relationship Abdulrasul was violent towards her before contesting divorce proceedings she began in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>She later started a relationship with another man and became pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>There was an arrangement for the married couple to go to the family courts in Birmingham city centre for their divorce settlement on August 16 last year.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Williams told how CCTV captured Abdulrasul hanging around near the courts, &#8216;waiting 40 minutes to attack Mrs Khatab before she went in&#8217; before chasing her.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;You see the knife in his hand &#8211; you see the ferocity of the attack upon her, which only ended because people bravely intervened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mrs Khatab was pulled into a caf\u00e9 by the shop owner and the door was held shut by him and another.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Williams told the court other members of the public threw tables and an advertising sign at Abdulrasul, making him drop his knife.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant then picked up the blade and walked off, while the emergency services were called, before being arrested by armed police.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216813-12890185-image-a-19_1703172900100.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police described Abdulrasul&#8217;s actions as &#8216;a savage attack&#8217; while praising members of the public who intervened in Temple Row to help save his victim&#8217;s life<\/p>\n<p>The victim, taken to Birmingham&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, had been stabbed twice to her head and once to the right side of her face.<\/p>\n<p>She also had two deeper wounds to her left upper arm and wrist, inflicted as she tried to protect herself.<\/p>\n<p>Islam Khan, defending, said Abdulrasul &#8211; who came to Britain as a refugee after fleeing Sudan&#8217;s civil war &#8211; was &#8216;deeply sorry and remorseful&#8217;<span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police&#8217;s investigating officer Rebecca Freeth said after the sentencing: &#8216;This was a savage attack which could have had even more horrendous consequences without the courageous actions of the three men who rushed to help.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Their actions most likely saved her life, and also enabled us to quickly locate Abdulrasul and arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thankfully she managed to survive her injuries and is continuing to rebuild her life following such a traumatic ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We take any violence against women and girls extremely seriously and it won&#8217;t be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He has now quite rightly been put behind bars for a significant period of time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Three members of the public were recognised in September for their quick thinking and bravery, receiving a special commendation from West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12890185\/husband-tried-murder-wife-knife-attack-family-court-jailed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jilted husband who tried to murder his estranged wife in knife attack outside family court &#8216;to teach her a lesson&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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