Wife stabbed by husband, his romantic surprise?

A man blindfolded his wife and told her he had a romantic surprise for her before stabbing her in the stomach, a court has been told.

The court heard Jabbar had arrived home early and told his wife Shabana Nisha that he had an early birthday present for her. Prosecutor David Meredith told the court that he took her into their bedroom, laid her on the bed, tied her hands with a scarf and blindfolded her with another one and then put the romantic 1994 chart-topping hit, I Swear, by the band All-4-One, on the CD player.

Mr. Meredith said he then kissed her on the forehead and sang the last verse of the song to her, before he jumped on her and stabbed her in the stomach. Shabana, now aged 26, struggled with him and managed to hit him over the head with a perfume bottle before running out into the street and getting help from a passing postman.

Mr. Meredith said the motive for the attack appeared to be the unravelling of a web of lies that Jabbar had told his wife - particularly because they were due to leave for a holiday in Fiji which he couldn't pay for.

"The event is inexplicable other than as an attempt to hide his lies and thereby avoid disappointing his wife," Mr Meredith said. The couple have since separated and Shabana lives in fear of her husband at a secret address.

Saiyad Jabbar, 27, of Regents Park on Brisbane's southside, pleaded guilty today in the Brisbane District Court to causing grievous bodily harm with intent on October 4, 2004.

Whoa, seriously? The thing that creeps me out is that he sang the last verse of the song- and then stabbed her. Can you even imagine… creepy McCreeperson if you ask me. Full article here.