Mumtaz claimed his wife had ‘suffocated herself by putting her hand in her mouth and she tried to strangle herself' and that his parents and Hassan, 24, who all lived at the house, were trying to hold Mrs Mumtaz down to stop her from harming herself.
Ambulance staff discovered Mumtaz unconscious in a bedroom with bruising to her arms and face. She died shortly after being taken to hospital at around 4.30am.
Mumtaz suffered from Klippel-Feil Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder which means the neck is shortened. However, it was alleged his bride had willingly entered into the arranged marriage, despite his deformity.
