13 April 2023 , 13:22
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A woman secretly recorded her husband's violent abuse on her mobile phone before he killed her in a "ferocious" knife attack, a court has been told.
Aaisha Hasan, 34, allegedly kept a chronicle of Asim Hasan's behaviour towards her and voiced her fears to friends before her death last May.
In one audio clip found on her phone, she is heard saying to Hasan: "The next time you will kill me, I don't want that", the Old Bailey heard.
The court heard that on the morning of last May 19, Hasan, 33, called 999 and told the operator: "I just stabbed my wife."
Mrs Hasan suffered 36 wounds in the "ferocious and really quite savage attack", prosecutor Joel Smith told jurors.
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One stab was inflicted with such force it "cut a wedge of bone" from her skull, he said.
Aaisha Hasan, 34, allegedly kept a chronicle of Asim Hasan's behaviour (PA Archive/PA Images)Police and paramedics arrived at the couple's home in Canning Town, east London, to find Mrs Hasan lying on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood, the court was told.
Mrs Hasan, who had defensive cuts to her hands, was pronounced dead at 7.20am, jurors heard.
A black-handled kitchen knife, which the defendant allegedly used, was found on the cooker.
After being arrested and interviewed by police, Hasan allegedly said: "I am guilty and you can charge me."
In the weeks leading up to Mrs Hasan's death, the couple allegedly rowed over money, the defendant's behaviour and his accusation she was having an affair.
Police found a kitchen knife, allegedly used in the killing, at the scene (Getty Images/iStockphoto)Mrs Hasan had become "sufficiently scared of her husband" that she began recording him on her phone and shared her fears with friends on WhatsApp, Mr Smith told the court.
In a folder on her phone labelled "hidden", Mrs Hasan stored images, including of a black eye and cuts to her face, allegedly taken after Hasan was violent in February, April and 11 days before she died in May.
Last May 9, she sent a "desperate" WhatsApp message to friends, which Mr Smith said was particularly "chilling", the court heard.
In it, she said Hasan had accused her of being unfaithful and went on to voice fears "he would have killed me" but for the presence of others in the house.
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Mrs Hasan wrote: "I don't want to call the police on him coz this can get him into serious trouble I just want him out the house now. I don't feel safe."
The next day, Hasan continued to accuse his wife of "cheating" despite her repeated denials, according to one recording.
A neighbour alerted police but because Mrs Hasan appeared well and made no complaint, the matter was not taken further, jurors were told.
In another recording, Mrs Hasan accused her husband of hitting her and told him to leave the house, allegedly saying: "The next time you will kill me. The next time you will kill me, I don't want that."
Mr Smith told jurors that, in a "cruel twist", Hasan was the one looking to have an extramarital affair, contacting a woman on a Muslim dating site days before his wife's death.
Hasan accepts killing his wife but denies murder on the basis he did not intend to cause serious harm, the prosecutor said.
Mr Smith told jurors: "One issue which the prosecution understands will be raised in his defence is whether when he inflicted those 36 incised wounds with a knife, stabbing his partner to the neck, head and back, using severe force which chipped a bone from the deceased's skull, he did so with the necessary intent."
The trial continues.