Before her death Sabita Thanwani complained that Maaroufe was “possessive and controlling”.
An boyfriend who nearly beheaded his partner while stabbing her to death has been branded a “monster” by the victim’s family, a court heard.
He had denied it was murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility because of mental health issues, a plea deemed acceptable by prosecutors. Before her death, Ms Thanwani had complained that Maaroufe was “possessive and controlling”, even waiting outside nightclubs she was in to escort her home, the prosecutor said.The court heard Maaroufe entered the UK legally on an unknown date but had overstayed and was in the process of claiming asylum at the time of the attack.On the evening before the attack, Ms Thanwani met Maaroufe, who was wearing a balaclava, outside a mosque and they spent time in Edgware Road and Oxford Street.
He was found by police asleep under a tarpaulin in a garden shed and head-butted a police officer while being arrested, the court heard.
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