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Six members of family sentenced to 56-and-a-half years in prison following murder of Shahena Uddin

Six members of the same family have been sentenced to a total of 56-and-a-half years in custody following the murder of Shahena Uddin in Watford in October 2014 in what has been described by a senior detective as one of the “most harrowing cases of domestic abuse involving coercive control, physical and mental abuse” he has ever seen. Shahena died after receiving a severe beating in the family home in Leavesden Road, Watford on the night of October 10th 2014. Her family called an ambulance after they discovered her lying on the bathroom floor on the morning of October 11th and the told paramedics she had not felt well and collapsed. Upon arrival medics noticed severe bruising on several parts of Shahena’s body and called the police. Following a 10-week trial six members of the family were found guilty of the following charges at St Alban’s Crown Court on Thursday December 17th. Salma Begum, 33, of Leavesden Road, Watford (Shahena’s sister – in law) was sentenced to: life in prison to serve a minimum of 18 years. Suhail Uddin, 35, of Leavesden Road, Watford (Shahena’s brother and husband of Salma Begum) was sentenced to seven years in custody for causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult and three years for conspiring to pervert the course of justice, to be served consecutively, totalling 10 years in custody. Rehena Uddin, 22, of Leavesden Road, Watford (Shahena’s sister) was sentenced to three years for causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult and two years for conspiring to pervert the course of justice to be served consecutively, totalling five years. Jhuhal Uddin, 33, of Middle Ope, Watford (Shahena’s brother) was sentenced to six years in custody for causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult and three years for conspiring to pervert the course of justice, to be served consecutively, totalling nine years. Tohel Uddin, 24, of Middle Ope Watford (Shahena’s brother) was sentenced to four years for causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult and two-and-a-half years for conspiring to pervert the course of justice, to be served consecutively, totalling six-and-a-half years. Jewel Uddin, 27, of Leavesden Road, Watford (Shahena’s brother) was sentenced to five years for causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult and three years for conspiring to pervert the course of justice, to be served consecutively, totalling eight years. During the course of the trial the court also heard how Shahena suffered severe mental and physical abuse over a prolonged period of time at the hands of her family. Detective Inspector Fraser Wylie from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “Firstly, in all my years as a detective, this case has been possibly one of the most harrowing cases of domestic abuse I have dealt with. How any person can inflict such violence and mental abuse on someone is beyond comprehension – and even more so when those inflicting that abuse are members of a family who were supposed to have a duty of care. “Shahena Uddin suffered unimaginable abuse both physically and mentally which was tantamount to torture. What she was subjected to – being denied water, being made to drink toilet water and being forced to eat her own faeces – are just a few of the extremely disturbing ‘punishments’ her family inflicted on her, isolating her and making her life agony. Chief Inspector Dave Wheatley from Watford Community Safety Partnership, said: “I would like to reassure the people of Watford following the harrowing details that have emerged during the trial following the murder of Shahena Uddin. This was not a case about culture or religion, this is first and foremost a case about domestic abuse – at its worst. We have all been horrified by some of the evidence that has emerged during this trial and as a community we are all shocked by the fact that this ever happened and that it occurred in our town behind closed doors in 2014. “If there is anything that must be learned from this extremely tragic case, it is this – we all have a duty of care to protect each other; if you or anyone you know is suffering from domestic abuse, please speak out. You can contact the police on 101 or the Sunflower centre and you will be believed and you will be supported. Help is out there – please make that call.” If you are suffering from Domestic Abuse, please contact Herts Sunflower on 08 088 088 088 or victim: www.hertssunflower.org or call police on 101. If you witness a crime in progress or life is in danger – call 999.