Warning: This article contains discussion of domestic violence which some readers may find distressing.
A devastated mother has paid tribute to her late daughter's incredible life, almost three years after she was pushed off a cliff by her abusive husband.
Fawziyah Javed, 31, was 17-weeks pregnant with her first child when her partner Kashif Anwar pushed her off the 50ft peak of Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat in September 2021, following years of abuse.
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According to the authorities, Kashif had taken her to the hillside spot in the evening, where she would die at 10.18pm that night.
Daniyah Rafique was the passerby who reached the poor woman on the side of the hill where she uttered her last words.
She told her: “Don't let my husband near me, he pushed me.”
Fawziyah had also kept a record of the physical and emotional turmoil she'd faced at the hands of her husband - documents which would later assist in seeing Kashif put behind bars.
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During the trial, Kashif insisted to investigating officers that his wife had simply fallen from the cliff-edge, and that he had tried to save her by attempting to grab her arm.
After chilling phone calls secretly recorded by Kashif's victim were heard in court, however - detailing the way in which he spoke to her and the threats he made - it was clear that Fawziyah had been pushed to her death.
In some of the recordings, you can hear her say to him: "Do I not have a say in how I want my life with you?"
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To which her husband then tells her: “You're being a b***h.
"Why the f**k are you not listening to me? You're not a man, so start behaving like a woman. Why the f**k did you decide to ruin my f***ing life? I tell you one thing - you end this and I'll ruin yours. You know what, Fawziyah? I mean it."
Kashif was jailed for at least 20 years after being found guilty of the murder during a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
And earlier today (8 March), Fawziyah's mother, Yasmin, spoke out against her former son-in-law's heinous crimes.
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Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Yasmin described the initial stages of her daughter's relationship.
She went on to admit: "Within a couple of months I could tell that Fawziya wasn't her normal self. She was always a very bubbly, very happy girl. Always had a smile on her face.
"And although she was like that I could tell there was something not right and slowly she would start telling me about some of the abuse, although I know she was holding it back."
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Yasmin continued: "She would always start with "look now I don't want you to worry" and start telling me a few things."
Then, asked to describe her daughter, the distraught mother immediately broke down in tears.
"She was an incredibly amazing young girl. She was our life, our world, our heart beat," Yasmin gushed.
"She was a humanitarian who wore her heart on her sleeve and would do anything for anybody."
If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. You can talk in confidence 24 hours a day to the national domestic violence helpline Refuge on 0808 2000 247.
Rhianna Benson