Husband denies strangling wife to death with a scarf

An alleged killer today (Tues) denied killing his wife when she asked for a divorce 20 years ago. Zafar Iqbal, 61, allegedly strangled Naziat Khan, 38, with a scarf at their home in Norbury, southwest London, in August 2001. Wearing a prison-issued grey tracksuit, Iqbal appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link from HMP Wormwood Scrubs to deny murdering his wife. After the alleged murder Iqbal flew to Pakistan where he would remain for 20 years before he was extradited…