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Giles Bedloe successfully concluded the prosecution in Operation Orientation, a case widely reported in the media (including the BBC and The Independent), at Winchester Crown Court on the 5th of June 2026
The defendant, Anwar Ashraf, was convicted of attempted murder in April for stabbing his ex-partner. He was sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment with an extended licence of a further 5 years and a restraining order for life.
Ashraf had attended his ex-partner’s place of work by taxi having bombarded her with over 40 calls and messages. After circling in the shadows waiting for her arrival, he stabbed her 17 times in a jealousy-fuelled kitchen-knife frenzy. The victim was saved by colleagues who heard her screams. She was in hospital for 10 days following the attack, undergoing emergency life-saving surgery and being left with life-changing injuries.
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