'We owe it to Salam to support victims of domestic abuse'

A KIRKLEES councillor is calling for greater support for domestic abuse victims following the tragic murder of Salam Alshara.

- By ABIGAIL MARLOW

On Wednesday, Wahib Albaradan, 37, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for the murder of his wife, Salam Alshara, 27. The court heard how Albaradan attacked Salam in their bedroom at their home in Dearnley Street, Ravensthorpe, on November 19, 2023, with one large and one small knife.

He then attacked her with either a razor or a Stanley knife, slicing her throat before leaving her to die on their children’s bedroom floor.

Salam was said to have suffered “at least 20 wounds’.