17/04/2014

Life For 21-Year-Old Who Beheaded His Girlfriend

A man has been found guilty of the murder of his teenage girlfriend, whose decapitated body was found at a flat in Sheffield in June last year.

21-year-old Aras Hussein beheaded 18-year-old student Reema Ramzan before stabbing himself in the chest.

According to a report by the BBC, Hussein was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 20 years.

It is understood that Hussein admitted killing Ms Ramzan but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

(MH/JP)

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