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Youtuber Habibur Masum admits to manslaughter in wife’s fatal Bradford stabbing

He contests murder charges with a three-week Crown Court trial scheduled to begin June 9

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Overview

  • At a brief hearing on June 5 at Bradford Crown Court, Masum, 26, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and admitting possession of a knife over the April 6, 2024 attack
  • Prosecutors have rejected his manslaughter plea and will pursue a murder conviction when the trial opens next week
  • Court records allege Masum stalked his wife, tracking her movements and sending threats between November 2023 and April 2024
  • West Yorkshire Police report Kulsuma Akter was stabbed multiple times while pushing her baby in a pram and later died in hospital, with the infant unharmed
  • Masum, who built a following on YouTube, was arrested in Aylesbury roughly 170 miles from Bradford shortly after the fatal incident