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Fawziyah Javed | |
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| Born | 4 September 1989 Leeds, UK |
| Died | 2 September 2021 (aged 31) Holyrood Park |
| Cause of death | Murder - pushed from height |
Fawziyah Javed (4 September 1989 – 2 September 2021) was a British-Pakistani lawyer who was murdered by her husband Kashif Anwar after he pushed her at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the time of her death, Fawziyah was pregnant, she planned to divorce Anwar and raise her first child as a single parent.
On 23 April 2023, Anwar was found guilty of the murder of his wife and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of twenty years. Her family launched the Fawziyah Javed Foundation[1][2]
In 2024, Channel 4 released the documentary The Push: Murder on the Cliff about the murder and trial.[3]
- ^ "Husband guilty of murdering 'angel on earth' pregnant wife by pushing her off landmark". independent. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Arthur's Seat killer told the wife to stop being like a 'British woman'". BBC News. 22 June 2023.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (4 March 2024). "The Push: Murder on the Cliff review – an extraordinary film of unbearable horrors". The Guardian.