Wife’s chilling prediction before stalker husband stabbed her and her mum to death as police ignored her pleas for help

TERRIFIED for her life, Raneem Oudeh pleaded with the police for the fourth time in two hours to help after her abusive ex husband threatened to kill her. The 22 year-old was told by officers to go back to her mother’s home, where evil Janbaz Tarin, 21, was waiting for them in a bush with a 13-inch knife. Raneem Oudeh, 22, was stabbed to death outside the house where she had fled for safetyCredit: Refer to Source Nour Norris with sister Khaola, Raneem’s mum, and their mum SalimaCredit: Refer to source Raneem and her 49-year-old mum Khaola Saleem were brutally stabbed to death by Tarin, who fled the scene and led police on a three-day manhunt. The double murder, which took place in Solihull in 2018 and is featured on ITV’s Murder UK series, shocked the nation and ripped apart their family. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Nour Norris – Khaola’s sister and Raneem’s aunt – said in the documentary how a shaken Raneem had told her she feared her abusive ex-husband would take her life. Nour said: “She [Raneem] said to me, ‘auntie I think he’s going to kill me.’ Janbaz Tarin repeatedly stabbed Raneem and her mother Khaola outside their home in Solihull Credit: EPA Raneem had previously told her aunt Nour that she thought Tarin was going to kill her – and contacted the police many times Credit: EPA “And I said ‘we have the authority. We have the police. You need to report all of this.’ “She said ‘I did’. She said ‘they are not going to do anything.They always listen to what he says, not to me. Because he’s very good at manipulating them.’” Raneem was just 19 when she met Tarin at Solihull College, with her family coming to the UK to seek a safe haven after fleeing war-torn Syria. Describing her niece as being “very pretty” and having a “beautiful character”, Nour said: “Raneem when she came she loved it. Most read in The Sun “She had a great voice and she wanted to be a singer one day. She had all the hopes in the world when she came to the UK. “She thought she was coming somewhere safe due to the war in Syria. “She was happy to just study and she didn’t want anything else really. I don’t think she really wanted a man in her life.” However, on their first meeting, controlling Tarin told Raneem “you’ll be mine” and started calling her obsessively and trying to force her into a relationship. Nour said: “He had a very strong character and was ‘I’m the man here’, and everyone in some ways thought he was great. “He’d spend a lot of money on everybody. He’d buy her lunch for her sake and was very much a man of control.” The hounding briefly stopped when Raneem married another man, but the relationship ended a few days before giving birth to their son. Shortly after, in June 2016, Tarin came back into Raneem’s life and started threatening her by saying he would hurt her family unless she married him. Mum Khaola was stabbed to death in the double murder Credit: EPA Police told Raneen and her mum to go home – where Tarin lay in wait to kill them Credit: SWNS:South West News Service Nour said: “I know Raneen, she is quite soft so he can persuade her at some point.” She added: “I think she was trying to be strong and clever by going along with his plan but didn’t know what she was going along with.” In September 2016, Raneem and Tarin had an islamic marriage, which is not legally recognised in the UK, with her being told that if she ever left him he would kill her and her family. Her aunt said Tarin, who worked as a cashier at his dad’s convenience store, was physically and mentally abusive towards his new wife, and Raneem became distant from her family. Nour explained: “She kept disappearing and not wanting anyone to come down to her house. “She tried her best to show us that she was fine. “She didn’t want it to end because she knows if he ends it, it’s the end of her life. “We knew it was very bad, but we didn’t know how bad it was.” At her mother Khaola’s suggestion, Raneem took out a non-molestation order against Tarin,Credit: Refer to source After a three day manhunt, Tarin was found hiding in the store room of a Birmingham corner shop Credit: SWNS:South West News Service Things took a turn for the worse in 2017 when Tarin went on a visit to his native Afghanistan, and it was then that Raneem discovered her husband had a pregnant wife and two children there. Desperate to break free of the marriage and fearing for her life, Raneem told him she was leaving in 2018 and told the police she felt like she was in danger. However, Tarin ramped up his reign of terror and harassment, one time sleeping for 12 consecutive days in a car outside her mum’s home. At her mother Khaola’s suggestion, Raneem took out a non-molestation order against Tarin, meaning he couldn’t come near her or contact her directly, and she moved in with her for safety. On August 26, 2018, the pair had spent the day shopping and visiting family together, and went to Rotana Sheesha bar in Birmingham in the evening. Unbeknown to them, Tarin had been stalking their every move in a white van borrowed from work, and breached his non-molestation order to confront them inside in a jealous tirade. Raneem entering Rotana Sheesha bar in Birmingham on the night of her death Credit: West Midlands Police Tarin stalked her into the bar before launching into a violent rage Credit: West Midlands Police Chilling CCTV footage showed Tarin attacking mum-of-six Khaola, slapping her, before grabbing Raneem’s phone and threatening to kill her making a throat-splitting gesture. The violent behaviour was done in front of a crowd of customers – before Tarin was thrown out. Terrified, Raneem called the police at 10.30pm and she and Khaola waited in the cold for half an hour before retreating to their car. During this time, Tarin went to his family’s shop to arm himself with a weapon – a sharp 13-inch kitchen knife used to cut meat. The killer was seen to threaten his ex-wife for speaking to another man Credit: West Midlands Police He went on to slap his mother-in-law Khaola Saleem Credit: West Midlands Police Nour said: “There was no police chasing him. He was on the loose. He was doing whatever he wanted to do. “He wanted to take her life because he didn’t love her. He thought she was one of his things. “He owned her. She can’t go for someone else. She can’t be free.” At midnight, police called Raneem back and told them to go home and lock their doors and call them if he came back. Little did they know that Tarin was lying in wait for them outside. Raneem called the police again as she crossed the lawn to her front door – and screamed hysterically as Tarin jumped out from the bushes and began a frenzied attack. As Khaola stepped in to protect her daughter, she was also stabbed to death. Raneem called the police from the shisha bar before her fatal attackCredit: Refer to Source The scenein Solihull where the double murder happened Credit: Caters News Agency Shockingly the attack was witnessed by Raneem’s step-sister, Khaola’s youngest daughter, who was just 15 at the time. After a three day manhunt, Tarin was found hiding in the store room of a Birmingham corner shop. In December 2018 he was sentenced to life with a minimum tariff of 32 years. An inquest into their deaths found 33 police officers had “materially contributed” to their death. Misconduct notices were served to nine West Midland police officers and the police watchdog described the situation as “profoundly disturbing”. Nour says lessons need to be learned. She said: “We need to protect women by allowing their voices to be heard. By making a better system. “Those vulnerable women we need to give them wings. We need to make them stronger, not weaker.” Now a trained counsellor Nour has helped raise Raneem’s son along with his dad, and supports other families bereaved by murder. Speaking of her tragic family loss, she said she gets some comfort knowing Raneem and Khaola are at peace together. She shared: “I know my sister wouldn’t survive it if Raneem went and she didn’t. “Knowing they are both together and they are happier together, than one without the other.” Murder UK: Married to your stalker is available to stream on ITVX Domestic abuse - how to get help DOMESTIC abuse can affect anyone - including men - and does not always involve physical violence. Here are some signs that you could be in an abusive relationship: Emotional abuse – Including being belittled, blamed for the abuse – gaslighting – being isolated from family and friends, having no control over your finances, what you where and who you speak to Threats and intimidation – Some partners might threaten to kill or hurt you, destroy your belongings, stalk or harass you Physical abuse – This can range from slapping or hitting to being shoved over, choked or bitten. Sexual abuse – Being touched in a way you do not want to be touched, hurt during sex, pressured into sex or forced to have sex when you do not consent. If any of the above apply to you or a friend, you can call these numbers: The Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge on 0808 2000 247 for free at any time, day or night Men who are being abused can call Respect Men’s Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 or ManKind on 0182 3334 244 Those who identify as LGBT+ can ring Galop on 0800 999 5428 If you are in immediate danger or fear for your life, always ring 999 Remember, you are not alone. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience domestic abuse over the course of their lifetime. Every 30 seconds the police receive a call for help relating to domestic abuse.