Man appears in court charged with murdering mother as she pushed pram

11 Apr 2024 • 6:08 PM MYT
The Independent
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother who was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram in a city centre.

Habibur Masum, 25, is charged with murdering Kulsuma Akter, 27, who was attacked in Bradford on Saturday.

Masum, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley, is also charged with possession of a bladed article.

He appeared at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he was remanded in custody following a six-minute long hearing.

Masum was remanded into custody by district judge Alex Boyd and will appear at Bradford Crown Court on Friday.