Ex-Iraq soldier admits killing wife
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Save Wellington police at the scene where a woman died after being stabbed. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Former Iraqi soldier Najeeb Dawood has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife at their Wellington home.
Eman Jani Hurmiz, 41, died from multiple stab wounds in the driveway of her suburban Strathmore home last September 2.
Dawood, 51, pleaded guilty through an Arabic interpreter at his first appearance in the
High Court at Wellington today.
Dressed in a grey T-shirt and black jacket, Dawood also pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to commit murder.
He is yet to enter a plea on charges of threatening to kill, possession of a weapon and assault on a child relating to an incident in November 2010.
