Community In Shock

"Hove, UK - A husband who stabbed his wife to death in a frenzied attack and then turned the blade on himself has been named locally as Makram Zakaria.

"The Sudanese man and his wife Magda Bushra’s lifeless, blood-soaked bodies were discovered by their 19-year-old daughter just hours later.

"The deaths at the flat in Hove are being treated as murder and suicide.

"The Sudanese couple were members of a close-knit religious community, which was last night said to be in shock.

"Details about the last minutes of the pair’s lives were yesterday being pieced together by detectives.

"At about 5pm on Tuesday, the couple’s 19-year-old daughter returned home to a housing association flat in Southdown House, Somerhill Avenue.

"She found her mother’s body on the sofa and her father’s body on the floor.

"Mrs Bushra, thought to be 53, had suffered several stab wounds and a blow to the head with what police believe was a blunt instrument.

"Mr Zakaria, said to be 65, also had stab wounds.

"Detectives are investigating reports the couple’s marriage had been under strain and that they had been in the process of a separation."

Source: The Argus...