Dad-of-four charged with murdering his wife 20 years ago in front of their kids after being extradited from Pakistan
A DAD-of-four has been charged with murdering his wife 20 years ago in front of their kids after being extradited from Pakistan.
Zafar Iqbal, 61, is currently in police custody after a lengthy multi-agency effort to transfer him to the UK, say prosecutors.
Iqbal’s wife, Naziat Khan, was found strangled in the family’s south London home in 2001.
Khan, who died at the age of 38, had been married to Iqbal for 16 years, and the couple had four children.
Iqbal left Streatham after her death 20 years ago, and an appeal was launched for his extradition from Pakistan.
Today the Metropolitan Police said: “A man who was extradited from Pakistan has been charged in connection with the murder of Naziat Khan in Streatham in August 2001.
“Zafar Iqbal, 61, was extradited from Pakistan on Tuesday, 14 September.
“After arriving in the UK he was taken to a west London police station where he was later charged with murder.”
He will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court via videolink on Wednesday, September 15.
The Crown Prosecution Service said: “Naziat’s family have been kept informed of developments throughout and continue to be supported by specialist officers.
“The extradition was the result of collaborative work between the Met, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the National Crime Agency.”