UK: Pakistani who 'killed husband' in 20ft Kashmir fireball gets £1,300-a-month benefits in Britain

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2010-05-22 17:22

Story here. Excerpt:

'A Pakistani woman living on benefits in the UK despite facing a murder charge in her home country was yesterday facing demands from MPs to return there to stand trial.

Bushra Ferozdin Butt, 35, spent ten months in custody after she was accused of pouring kerosene over her husband Amjad Hussain, 36, and setting him alight.

She was eventually bailed by a judge and travelled to Luton, where she had lived with Mr Hussain for nine years.

Although not a British citizen, she had previously been granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK, which entitles her to £330.70 a week in council tax and housing benefit - equivalent to an annual salary of £22,000 before tax and National Insurance.'

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manonthestreet

Shit that's more than my occupational pension for which I worked for 33 years. I have not murdered anybody either.

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Submitted by trotter on Sun, 2010-05-23 20:14