Nelson man killed daughter's mother-in-law over marriage feud

A man who killed a woman with an axe after his daughter and her son's marriage ended "acrimoniously" has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Mohammad Malik killed Ishrat Ahmed and injured her husband Afaq with an axe on their doorstep in Nelson on 4 July 2021, Lancashire Police said.Malik, 58 and of no fixed address, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter at Preston Crown Court. Police said he had driven to the Ahmeds' house in an attempt to find their son Wasim, whose marriage to one of Malik's daughters had broken down.Mrs Ahmed, 52, suffered serious head injuries and later died in hospital while her 55-year-old husband has since recovered from serious brain injuries.Mohammad Malik killed Ishrat Ahmed in "the most brutal fashion", police said

After the attack, police said Malik drove to his home in Heights Road, where he was arrested a short time later.The jury cleared him of Mrs Ahmed's murder but found him guilty of her manslaughter.He will be sentenced on 11 February.After the trial, Det Ch Insp Allen Davies said Mrs Ahmed had been "killed in the most brutal fashion".

He added that Malik had "launched an attack of unsparing violence on the Ahmeds, using a weapon he had chosen and taken to their home address".

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