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Sally Hind & Iona Young

Edinburgh Arthur's Seat murderer who killed pregnant wife abandons appeal bid

An evil murderer who pushed his pregnant wife to her death from Arthur’s Seat has abandoned an appeal bid.

Kashif Anwar was given a life sentence earlier this year and told he’d have to serve at least 20 years in jail for taking the life of mum to-be Fawziyah Javed on their Edinburgh “mini-moon” just nine months after they married in 2021.

The 29-year-old instructed lawyers to go to the Court of Criminal Appeal, with officials confirming he had lodged an intention to appeal against his conviction and sentence report the Record.

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