Kashif Anwar denies murdering Fawziyah Javed at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021.
A man has gone on trial accused of murdering his pregnant wife, and causing the death of her unborn child, by pushing her from an Edinburgh hill.The court heard agreed evidence at the start of the trial.
The High Court in Edinburgh also heard that the couple, who married in 2020, had checked into the Residence Inn in Edinburgh for a four-night stay. He is alleged to have pushed his wife from height and caused her to fall the following day at Arthur's Seat, sustaining such severe injuries that she and her unborn child had both died.Mr Anwar has pleaded not guilty to both charges, which are alleged to have been aggravated by other abuse of Ms Javed, from Pudsey in West Yorkshire.
These included claims that between April 2020 and August 2021 in Leeds and elsewhere in England, Mr Anwar shouted, swore and made abusive remarks to Ms Javed, prevented her having contact with family and friends, and controlled and monitored her movements.
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