27 old woman murdered by husband for been infertile

A bride who joked about her new
husband 'breaking her legs' was found
dead at their home after he found out he
was infertile.

Simone Jabakhanji, 27, from Leyland in
Lancashire had been rowing with her
businessman husband Mohammed, 29,
after he was given the devastating news
by doctors, an inquest into her death was
told.
In the days leading up to her death she
even told her mother back in England that
she was frightened of her husband - a
cannabis smoker - and needed to give him
'quiet space.'

But she was found hanged at their home in
the West African country's capital city of
Banjul, on August 13, 2011.
In the immediate aftermath of her death
Mohammed, who is also known as Carlos,
was arrested for her murder by Gambian
police but he was later released.

At the time of her death the couple had just
returned to Gambia from Ghana, where she
had been staying with her in-laws whilst
Mohammed underwent medical tests.

But the inquest heard that the couple
began to fight after results showed
Mohammed could not have children
because of his unhealthy lifestyle.

Simone's mother Janice Lally also gave
evidence at the inquest, and said she also
spoke to her daughter on the evening of
her death about Carlos.
She agreed she hadn't noticed anything
unusual about her daughter's behaviour.

She said: "She didn't appear distressed or
upset in any way. I had spoken to her the
day before and she was frightened of
Carlos. So I spoke to him, eventually when
he would talk to me, and he promised he
would look after her.

'She phoned quite often. She had phoned
on the Friday evening because she and
Carlos had had an argument, she always
wanted to speak with me or her friend
when they had an argument.'
She added that the pair, who had begun
their relationship 'in secret' because their
families disapproved, had a fiery
relationship and 'would fight regularly.'

But on the day of her death her daughter
had resolved not to fight anymore and told
her she planned to dress up and put on
make-up to wait for her husband to return
in the evening.

She said she was worried about
Mohammed's behaviour towards her
daughter but that Simone herself had
seemed 'normal.'
She added: 'He had been aggressive since
he came home from Ghana, when it came
back he couldn't have children, unless he
gave up smoking weed, cigarettes and
alcohol.'

Mrs Lally also said her daughter was used
to Carlos needing his own quiet space for a
few days and that she had joked: 'I
suppose I can put up with that instead of
him breaking my legs.'

That night, Mrs Lally received a distressed
phone call from Mohammed.
She said: 'I had a phone call off Carlos two
minutes after midnight. He was crying on
the phone, I kept asking him: "What's the
matter." He said: "It's Simone, she's dead.'"

Simone's uncle Paul Lally, who was in the
Gambia at the time, said he visited the
house which police, he said, referred to as
'the crime scene.'

He said: 'It wasn't taped off and it was like
an open circus.'
Coroner's officer Irene Wright said: 'Mr
Jabakhanji was initially arrested but no
charges were ever brought.'

She also confirmed that the coroner and
Lancashire police had been in touch with
the Gambian authorities to seek more
information surrounding Simone's death,
but had no reply.

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