YouTuber, 26, admits stabbing his wife to death while she pushed their baby in a pram through Bradford
By JAMES TOZER
A man has admitted stabbing his wife to death as she pushed their five-month-old baby in a pram on a busy city street.
Kulsuma Akter, 27, died after being stabbed several times in Bradford city centre in broad daylight on April 6 last year.
Today her husband Habibur Masum, 26, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession of a knife.
However the YouTuber denies murder, and is due to go on trial at Bradford Crown Court on Monday.
The judge, Mr Justice Cotter, remanded Masum in custody until then
Masum, who followed proceedings with the help of a Bengali interpreter, denied two charges of assault, one count of making threats to kill and one charge of stalking at an earlier hearing.
Masum is accused of stalking Ms Akter between November 2023 and April last year, with the charge alleging he 'tracked her movements and located her at a safe house, sent her messages of a menacing nature which contained threats to kill another and photos and videos of the area and premises where she was residing'.
He is also alleged to have 'loitered in the area of her temporary residence'.
Kulsuma Akter, 27, pictured with husband Habibur Masum, 25, who today admitted her manslaughter but denied murder
Habibur Masum today admitted stabbing his wife to death while she was pushing their five-month-old baby in a pram in Bradford, West Yorkshire in April 2024
The scene at Westgate, Bradford, after Ms Akter was stabbed to death in broad daylight while pushing her son in a pram
The charge alleges he caused her 'alarm or distress' and to 'fear that violence would be used against her'.
Ms Akter was taken to hospital after being stabbed several times during the incident in Westgate at the junction with Drewton Road.
She later died from her injuries.
The baby was not harmed in the incident, police said.
Ms Akter's devastated family later shared a photograph of her in her traditional Bangladesh wedding finery following their wedding.
Masum, who is originally from the city of Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh, studied for a masters in digital marketing at the University of Bedfordshire.
He shared travel vlogs of his 'adventures' and life in the UK on YouTube.
His trial is due to last three weeks.
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