UK: Husband, in-laws get life term for killing Pakistani-origin girl

LONDON: According to British media reports a man who murdered his pregnant wife has been jailed for life, along with three other family members.

Mohammed Mumtaz, 25, from Birmingham, had claimed Naila Mumtaz, 21, tried to strangle herself at home in 2009.

Mumtaz, his parents Zia Ul-Haq and Salma Aslam, both 51, and brother-in-law Hammad Hassan, 24, were all found guilty after a trial earlier this year.

Birmingham Crown Court heard Mrs Mumtaz's in-laws thought evil spirits had possessed her.

The trial heard evidence that Mrs Mumtaz was killed during attempts to render her unconscious as family members attempted to drive out a harmful "djinn" spirit.