A man has been found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife by pushing her off Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
Kashif Anwar, 29, was found guilty by a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh of murdering Fawziyah Javed, 31, in September 2021 by pushing her from the hill, causing her multiple blunt force injuries and ultimately her death and that of her unborn child.
He denied the charge, but a jury found him responsible after a week-long trial.
Ms Javed, who was around 17 weeks pregnant when she was pushed, used her dying words to reveal it was her abusive husband who caused her to fall around 50ft down the hillside.
Daniyah Rafique, 24, reached the dying employment lawyer on the side of the landmark, where she was told: “Don’t let my husband near me, he pushed me.”
The court heard Pc Rhiannon Clutton, 35, was told by Ms Javed her husband pushed her because she “told him I wanted to end (the marriage)”.
Anwar faces a life sentence.
