Murder & homicide · 2012 · 2010s

Murder of Sabah Usmani and Children

In 2012 Dr Sabah Usmani and her five children died in a house fire in Harlow, Essex. The fire was started deliberately by a neighbour and remains one of Britain's most shocking familicides; no one has been convicted.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.