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On 2 September 2021 Fawziyah Javed and her husband Kashif Anwar were on a break in Edinburgh. 17 weeks pregnant Fawziyah was planning to leave her husband. He took her on a walk up Arthur’s Seat and pushed her off a cliff up there. She and her unborn child died as he claimed she slipped. Controlling and abusive and determined not to let her leave Anwar was convicted of murder in a Scottish Court in 2023. 

This is the story of Fawziyah Javed and her unborn child. 

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA 

·       Women’s Aid www.womensaid.org.uk  

·       Mental health support USA I'm looking for mental health help for myself | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 

·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 

References 

Killed Women

The Push: Murder on the Cliff - Series 1: Episode 1 | Channel 4

The Push: Murder on the Cliff review – an extraordinary film of unbearable horrors | Television & radio | The Guardian

In Control: Dangerous Relationships and How They End in Murder: Amazon.co.uk: Smith, Jane Monckton: 9781526613202: Books

Seven facts you may not know about Arthur’s Seat (scotsman.com)

Tragedy as pregnant University of Sheffield graduate dies on honeymoon (thestar.co.uk)

Man found guilty of murdering pregnant wife at Arthur’s Seat | Edinburgh | The Guardian

Arthur's Seat death: Vigils held for Fawziyah Javed - BBC News

The Push: Murder on the Cliff reveals how Fawziyah Javed helped solve her own murder on Arthur's Seat (msn.com)

Credits 

Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton 

Produced by: Clare Laxton  

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Music by Tom Box and from Pixabay. 

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