Overview

• On June 20, 2025, Hussain was sentenced to 15 years and Tabassum to nine years at Birmingham Crown Court after their March conviction for attempted murder.
• The couple donned Poundland animal masks and attacked Arifa Nazmin on January 29, 2024, using hammer blows, strangulation and stab wounds.
• CCTV footage showed they bought the masks on the day of the assault and an aerosol can two days earlier as part of a plan to burn the victim’s body.
• Judges considered Hussain’s significant autistic traits and Tabassum’s IQ of 66 as mitigating factors when determining their sentences.
• Nazmin survived by locking herself in a room and calling police, leading to the pair’s arrest in Bolton the next day.