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    Mother of murder victim backs calls for justice for women pushed to their deaths

    by Lucinda Cameron Mar 04, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    The family of a woman murdered by her abusive husband are backing a campaign to ensure justice for women who die after being pushed from a height.

    Fawziyah Javed, 31, and her unborn child died when she was pushed from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021.

    Kashif Anwar, 29, from , was found guilty of the murder after a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh last year and was given a life sentence and ordered to serve

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