{"id":4763,"date":"2026-06-05T12:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/obsessed-man-anwar-ashraf-stabbed-ex-17-times-at-her-work-in-ferocious-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:26:56","slug":"obsessed-man-anwar-ashraf-stabbed-ex-17-times-at-her-work-in-ferocious-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/obsessed-man-anwar-ashraf-stabbed-ex-17-times-at-her-work-in-ferocious-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Obsessed&#8217; man Anwar Ashraf stabbed ex 17 times at her work in ferocious attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_13ef38\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Anwar Ashraf, 39, was jailed for attempted murder after attacking his ex-partner Carla Skeites, stabbing her 17 times when he turned up at her work &#8216;obsessed&#8217; that she was cheating on him<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37253571\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anwar Ashraf, 39, of no fixed abode, appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (5 June) where he was sentenced to 26 years.\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253571.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-05-130938.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253571.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-05-130938.png 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253571.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-05-130938.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253571.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-05-130938.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Anwar Ashraf, 39, of no fixed abode, appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (5 June) where he was sentenced to 26 years\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Anwar Ashraf, 39, of no fixed abode, appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (5 June) where he was sentenced to 26 years<cite aria-label=\"Image: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A 39-year-old man who stabbed his ex-partner 17 times in a &#8220;ferocious&#8221; knife attack at the office building where she worked after becoming &#8220;obsessed&#8221; that she was cheating on him has been jailed for 26 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anwar Ashraf attacked Carla Skeites, 40, using a kitchen knife where she worked at 3600 Parkway in Whiteley, Hampshire, at about 9am on April 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ashraf was convicted of attempted murder oafter a trial at Winchester Crown Court. Ashraf, of Southsea in Portsmouth, told police after the attack: &#8220;What would you do if your partner cheated on you? How would you react?&#8221;, the court heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Passing sentence Judge Paul Dugdale told him: \u201cYou carried out what can only be described as an horrific, ferocious attack on her and it is the level of ferocity that causes this court real concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: \u201cIt\u2019s a miracle that she survived, it\u2019s not clear if she will ever be near to how she was before and it\u2019s not clear if the pain she suffers every day will go away.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37253475\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37253475\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.75\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The horror attack happened at an office building in Whiteley\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253475.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_29837g-9813u-g98u3y9.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253475.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_29837g-9813u-g98u3y9.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253475.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_29837g-9813u-g98u3y9.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37253475.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_29837g-9813u-g98u3y9.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The horror attack happened at an office building in Whiteley\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The horror attack happened at an office building in Whiteley<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Addressing Ashraf, who the court heard had a drinking problem and was suffering from a mental health crisis, he added: \u201cIt\u2019s all very well talking about alcohol addiction and addictions but we have to take responsibility for our actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cYou knew the effects it could have on you and the effects have been devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ashraf was handed an extended sentence with a five-year period on licence once released from custody and issued a restraining order for life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a victim impact statement read to the court, Ms Skeites said she still suffered flashbacks and nightmares and was undergoing counselling for anxiety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She described being in hospital in 10 days following the attack and not knowing if she would survive the emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ms Skeites said: \u201cAsking the question to the many amazing medics \u2018Am I going to die?\u2019 and not getting told the answer you need to hear in that moment but being told \u2018We are doing everything we can for you\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe reality hit me that I may not have woken up from surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She continued : \u201cI find myself not being able to trust people and I now question whether they will harm me too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cRight now I wish I could escape it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ms Skeites added: \u201cI know I should hate Ash for what he has done, maybe in time I will but right now I feel more sadness than hate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI feel sad that he felt his only option was to ruin his life and nearly take mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Giles Bedloe, prosecuting, told the trial that Ashraf had become \u201cobsessed\u201d with Ms Skeites and accused her of \u201ccheating\u201d on him despite the relationship having ended several months previously and Ms Skeites not being in a new relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Bedloe said that on the morning of the attack Ms Skeites was preparing for a training presentation at the travel agency where she worked when she received a message that Ashraf was outside the building and had asked to see her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He had \u201cbombarded\u201d her with 49 phone calls before turning up at the premises, and \u201ccircling in the shadows\u201d as he waited to see Ms Skeites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said that Ms Skeites went to see him and after a \u201cbrief conversation, she told him to leave her alone and go away\u201d before \u201crandomly he hugged her\u201d and he followed her back into the lobby as she tried to move away from him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: \u201cShe was telling him he needed to leave. Suddenly he said \u2018I have a knife\u2019 and showed her a black-handled kitchen knife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Bedloe said the victim later described the attack saying: \u201cBefore I knew it, he was stabbing me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The prosecutor said that the defendant was restrained by members of the public with one man kicking his legs to knock him over before blocking his exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The court heard that Ashraf had a habit of drinking a bottle of whisky or vodka each day and had gone to a retreat in India and to Dubai in bids to solve his drinking problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nick Tucker, defending, said that Ashraf, a father of two, had \u201cstruggled\u201d since being abused as a child and suffered from depression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: \u201cIt was something of a mental health crisis, he had very little sleep in the week preceding the attack and his thinking had become rigid and obsessive and although he has not been formally diagnosed with any mental illness, all the evidence points to him having some form of mental health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added that Ashraf had \u201cexpressed remorse\u201d for Ms Skeites\u2019 suffering following the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Simon Clark of the Crown Prosecution Service said: \u201cThis was a sustained and violent attack carried out in a place where the victim should have felt safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAnwar Ashraf sought to downplay his actions by saying he only wanted to scare the victim, but the nature and scale of this attack showed a clear intent to cause fatal harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cProsecutors refused to let him evade responsibility by pleading guilty to a lesser offence, and ultimately secured a conviction for attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s sentence reiterates the CPS\u2019s commitment to tackling violence against women and girls, and we will continue to prosecute those responsible robustly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/anwar-ashraf-whiteley-office-stabbing-37253548\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anwar Ashraf, 39, was jailed for attempted murder after attacking his ex-partner Carla Skeites, stabbing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-05-130938.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}