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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rosie Shead

Woman said she was ‘Jesus sent to eliminate evil’ after killing landlord and cat

Habiba Naveed, 35, killed her friend Christopher Brown and his cat (Metropolitan Police/PA) - (Metropolitan Police)

A woman said she was “Jesus” and had been “sent to eliminate evil from the world” after battering her 72-year-old friend to death and stabbing his pet cat in the neck, a court has heard.

Habiba Naveed, 35, previously denied the murder of her landlord Christopher Brown, but pleaded guilty to his manslaughter.

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