The moment a jealous husband admitted to murdering his estranged wife has been released by police as he was found guilty.
Mohammed Ali, 32, calmly admitted to tying Nazia Begums scarf around her neck but claimed it was an accident.
He lay wait in a small cupboard for several hours after breaking into their marital home in Bow, east London, for his wife, 25, to come home in October.
![[Mohammed Anhar Ali] A man who dialled 999 and told the police operator he had 'killed his wife' was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 4 April. Mohammed Anhar Ali, 32 (03.08.86) of John Cartwright House, Old Bethnal Green Road, E2 admitted to killing his wife, Nazia Begum Ali, 25 (28.09.93) in a brutal and prolonged attack at her home last year. Police attended the address in Ellesmere Road, E3 minutes after the phone call was made at around 05:50hrs on Monday, 22 October. Officers were met at the door by Ali himself who was drinking a cup of tea and fully dressed. He led the officers to the living room where Nazia's body was found lying on the floor. Ali again admitted he had killed his wife and asked the officers to be quiet as his two young children were sleeping upstairs. Ali was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody. Forensic tests revealed that Nazia had been dead for a number of hours before police were called to the address and, during interview, he said he had killed Nazia sometime around midnight. An investigation by detectives from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command revealed that in November 2017, Nazia had made the decision that their two-year marriage was over and wanted a divorce. Ali had refused the divorce. They had separated and Nazia remained in their marital home of Ellesmere Road in Tower Hamlets from Monday to Friday. On the weekend she would take her two young children, the eldest child from a previous relationship, to her mother's house. Nazia had begun seeing another man in April 2018. Despite the fact Nazia had told Ali she didn't want to be in a relationship with him in November 2017, and they had separated, Ali accused his wife of having an affair. On Sunday, 21 October 2018, Nazia was staying at her mother's address when Ali visited her that morning. He was overheard by Nazia's sister finally agreeing to a divorce and repeatedly asking if she was returning home that evening. A sh](https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SEI_60219084-e1554443026607.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=540%2C378&ssl=1)
Ali had become jealous when she started seeing another man called Ismail Ali following the break down of their two-year marriage.
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Nazias mother Janahara Begum said: The day Nazia died was the worst day of our lives. Our hearts are broken beyond repair; we will never be the same again. He took away, not just my child, but a mother, a sister, a niece, a granddaughter, a cousin and a friend.
I have to listen to my grandchildren hold each other and cry for their mother every day. How do I explain to a three year old that her mother is dead? That my child is dead?
I took Mohammed in as my son and instead he left my heart empty by taking away my child. Her daughters will never see their mother again, they will never feel their mothers comfort again and they will never feel their mothers love, ever again.
Every day, when the children ask me when their mother will come back from heaven, my shattered heart breaks a little more.
![[Mohammed Anhar Ali] A man who dialled 999 and told the police operator he had 'killed his wife' was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 4 April. Mohammed Anhar Ali, 32 (03.08.86) of John Cartwright House, Old Bethnal Green Road, E2 admitted to killing his wife, Nazia Begum Ali, 25 (28.09.93) in a brutal and prolonged attack at her home last year. Police attended the address in Ellesmere Road, E3 minutes after the phone call was made at around 05:50hrs on Monday, 22 October. Officers were met at the door by Ali himself who was drinking a cup of tea and fully dressed. He led the officers to the living room where Nazia's body was found lying on the floor. Ali again admitted he had killed his wife and asked the officers to be quiet as his two young children were sleeping upstairs. Ali was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody. Forensic tests revealed that Nazia had been dead for a number of hours before police were called to the address and, during interview, he said he had killed Nazia sometime around midnight. An investigation by detectives from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command revealed that in November 2017, Nazia had made the decision that their two-year marriage was over and wanted a divorce. Ali had refused the divorce. They had separated and Nazia remained in their marital home of Ellesmere Road in Tower Hamlets from Monday to Friday. On the weekend she would take her two young children, the eldest child from a previous relationship, to her mother's house. Nazia had begun seeing another man in April 2018. Despite the fact Nazia had told Ali she didn't want to be in a relationship with him in November 2017, and they had separated, Ali accused his wife of having an affair. On Sunday, 21 October 2018, Nazia was staying at her mother's address when Ali visited her that morning. He was overheard by Nazia's sister finally agreeing to a divorce and repeatedly asking if she was returning home that evening. A sh](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/themes/metro-parent/img/fallback.png)
Prosecutor Sarah Whitehouse told the court that Mohammed Ali bought knives and cables before heading to the flat.
She said: He seems to have gotten hold of some keys and let himself in, likely when Nazia wasnt there, situated himself in a small cupboard in the hallway and waited.
Nazia Begum did return to her flat from her mothers address and Mr Ali remained in that cupboard. It seems she had no idea he was there.
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Later that evening she sent a video message to her sister, unaware that Ali had been waiting inside for several hours.
Nazias boyfriend arrived at the house just before 11pm but nobody answered. He tried calling her repeatedly and there was one silent pick-up, but all the other calls went unanswered.
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