Habibur Masum pleads not guilty to murder of wife as she pushed pram in Bradford

A man has denied murdering his wife as she pushed her baby in a pram along a street in Bradford.

Habibur Masum, 26, is accused of fatally stabbing Kulsuma Akter as she walked in the Westgate area of the city on 6 April.

Her baby was unharmed.

Appearing at Bradford Crown Court, Masum, of Leamington Avenue in Burnley, pleaded not guilty to murdering the 27-year-old and possession of a bladed article.

Mr Masum also denied two counts of assault by beating, one charge of making threats to kill and one charge of stalking invoking of fear of violence, all against Ms Akter.

He also pleaded not guilty to possession of a bladed article.

Ms Akter was attacked at about 15:20 BST as she pushed her baby in Bradford city centre.

Emergency services were called, but Ms Akter was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

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