Spurned mistress used birthday cake to kill married lover found dead in car boot, court hears
Zatoon Bibi and ex Gul Nawaz appeared at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday denying the murder Tanveer Iqbal
A SPURNED mistress used BIRTHDAY CAKE to murder her married lover after using the sweet treat to lure him to his death, a court heard yesterday.
Tanveer Iqbal, 33, was found dead in the boot of his Renault Clio in Birmingham by cops in February.
Mistress Zatoon Bibi, 37, promised businessman Iqbal, 33, a celebratory pudding made by their kids, but was secretly plotting to kill him with her ex.
She and former hubbie Gul Nawaz, 44, are accused of strangling him at her home in Birmingham, West Mids, on January 31 this year.
He was reported missing by his wife but was found by cops stashed in a widescreen TV box left in the abandoned motor two days later.
The alleged plot was revealed yesterday at Birmingham Crown Court on the first day of their trial after the pair both denied murder.
Prosecutor Sally Howes QC said Tanveer Iqbal had an "unconventional and complicated domestic relationship" with his wife and mistress who were fully aware of the affair referred to each other as “sisters”.
She said: "His wife was fully aware of her husband's ongoing relationship with Zatoon Bibi and was apparently accepting of it.
"On Sunday January 31 Tanveer Iqbal spent the morning at home with Nasreen Bibi, at midday he left for work.
"Before leaving he told her his plans for the day, that he would return home after work, he would stop for a short while, he was going to visit Zatoon Bibi for a short time and then he would be going out with some friends.
Prosecutor Howes QC continued by telling the court Tanveer Iqbal had received a message from Zatoon Bibi during the day informing him that their two children had made him a cake for his birthday.
"She used the lure of him coming to see the children for his birthday to get him there.
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"Shortly after 1.30pm on Monday February 2 this year a police constable attended Portland Road where he inspected a Renault Clio motor car.
"Found hidden in the boot of the abandoned vehicle was the body of Tanveer Iqbal.
"In the boot of the vehicle was a large cardboard box for a very large screen television and it was secured with silver gaffer tape and blue nylon rope.
In August last year Mr Iqbal, who a ran a family music store with his brothers, banned his wife and mistress from speaking to each other.
But a jury were told the women continued to talk in secret and used fake names stored in separate phones to contact each other.
Mum-of-six Bibi had two children by Iqbal but was told their relationship was over.
The court heard Bibi attempted to stir up trouble between the married pair in January this year by sending Iqbal's wife a video message "of a sexual nature".
Prosecutor Ms Howes said Iqbal decided to stay with his wife and told Bibi their relationship was over.
Bibi and Nawaz are also said to have been caught on camera stuffing Iqbal's body into the boot which they could only slam shut on a second attempt.
Bibi, Nawaz and a 16-year-old boy deny murder.
A girl of 17 denies perverting the course of justice by providing a false alibi.