Man arrested for stabbing death of woman pushing pram 

Habibur Masum, 25, has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a mother to death as she pushed her baby in a pram on a Bradford street. 

He was detained early on Tuesday morning following the death of 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter on Saturday. 

He was arrested in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Det Ch Insp Stacey Atkinson, of West Yorkshire Police, said the arrest followed a “tragic incident in which a mother has lost her life in the most horrific of circumstances”.

“We understand that this has caused a considerable amount of concern in the local community,” she added.

Akter was attacked at about 15:20 BST on Saturday as she pushed her baby in the pram along Westgate in Bradford city centre.

Emergency services were called, but Ms Akter was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Greater Manchester Police and the West Yorkshire force have announced that they have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as they had previous contact with the victim.

Masum was bailed in November after being charged with assaulting and threatening to kill Akter, offences he had denied.

Police said on Monday they had also arrested a 23-year-old man in Cheshire on suspicion of assisting an offender. He remained in custody, a spokesperson confirmed.

Churches and mosques across Bradford have been opened to allow people to grieve and pray, the assistant curate of Bradford Cathedral said on Monday.