A mother of four who had converted to Islam was murdered by her husband after she continued to see a friend he had forbidden her to visit, a court has been told.

Sinead Wooding, 26, from Leeds, also kept seeing members of her family after being barred from doing so by Akshar Ali, 27, it was alleged.

Leeds crown court was told that Mr Ali and his friend Yasmin Ahmed, 27, carried out the murder and Mr Ali’s mother and brother helped to make arrangements to dispose of Ms Wooding’s body. It was allegedly kept in Ms Ahmed’s cellar for two days then burnt. Remains were found in Adel Woods, north of Leeds, on May 14.

Nicholas Campbell, QC, for the prosecution, said that Ms