Habibur Masum pictured with Kulsuma Akter (Picture: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)
The young mum who was stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram has been pictured for the first time.
Kulsuma Akter, 27, was attacked in the Westgate area of Bradford on Saturday afternoon.
She was rushed to hospital after being stabbed several times but later died from her injuries.
Police say her baby is safe and was not harmed during the incident.
Habibur Masum, 25, was remanded in custody at Bradford magistrates court this morning after being charged with her murder.
Masum, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article and he arrived at Bradford magistrates court on Thursday morning.
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Masum was subject of a four-day manhunt (Picture: West Yorkshire Police /SWNS)
Police and forensics searched a home in connection with the stabbing (Picture: NB PRESS LTD)
District Judge Alex Boyd told Masum he would appear at Bradford crown court on Friday. Masum only spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address during the short hearing.
Masum was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire – 170 miles away from where Ms Akter was stabbed.
He had been the subject of police appeals and a four-day manhunt.
A 23-year-old man arrested in the Cheshire area on Monday on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on bail, West Yorkshire Police said.
Four other men were arrested in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on suspicion of assisting an offender and drug offences. The men aged 23, 26, 28, and 29, from the West Midlands area, are currently in custody, the force added.
The force has referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct because officers had contact with Ms Akter before her death.
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Shaun Sigamoney, district crown prosecutor for CPS Yorkshire and Humberside, said: ‘Prosecutors from CPS Yorkshire and Humberside’s complex casework unit authorised the charges following a review of a file of evidence from West Yorkshire Police.
‘Our thoughts are with Kulsuma Akter’s family at this time.
‘We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that they have a right to a fair trial.
‘It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’
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