The only people that deserves sympathy is the deceased and her child in this
whole sorry saga.  Violence (both physical and psychological) towards women
is something our society refuses to address.  Male-chauvinistic pigs abound
in our midst.  Some men believe that a wife is a possession rather a
partner.  Some of these possessiveness and control-freakery is enhanced by
some of our cultural and religious norms which many a time is misunderstood
and misrepresented.* We all know that many a time when our moms, sisters,
daughters are abused by their spouses, we always encourage and force them to
endure for this is what is expected of a good woman.*  I advise any woman
who feels trapped in any relationship to do all she can to make sure people
know about her situation and if possible to run away.    According to the
narrations so far, their is only one guilty party and all the evidence
points to one direction.  Only cowards, bullies, chauvitistic pigs will
carry such despicable act.

May the soul of the deceased rest in eternal perfect peace.

Mboge

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 6:47 PM, suntou touray <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> May her soul Rest in Peace. This is a tragedy in every way one looks at it.
> I hope we reserve our judgement on the family for now. Death can occur in
> many different ways and for all the wrong reasons.
> May Allah forgive both parties.
> Suntou
>
>   On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Bailo Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>  As Professor S Saine highlighted sometime ago, the rate of domestic
>> violence among  Gambian couples in the diaspora is alarmingly high. What
>> needs to be done to remedy this problem? The murder of Fatou Saine,
>> apparenatly by her estranged husband is very sad indeed. This is not the
>> first time animousity between married Gambian couples in the UK have
>> degenerated in to murder;  there was a similar tragic outcome in the mid
>> 1990s.  My personal advice particularly to men who are in unhealthy and
>> sour relationship is to seek a complete separation at first and then
>> ultimately a divorce if need be. Sometimes a woman and a man would get in to
>> a relationship and later one or both parties realise that there is a
>> significant unbridgeable compatibility gap between them. Under such
>> circumstances, it is best to go separate ways. It might even be most helpful
>> to both parties if one party relocates to another Village, town or city
>> where there would be no opportunity to interact with one another on a daily
>> basis. Also, distance and time could sometimes heal misunderstandings. No
>> one is obliged to be trapped in an unhealthy marriage or relationship, not
>> even for the sake of the kids. It is even better for kids that parents
>> separate than verbally or physically fighting each other on a daily or
>> weekly basis.  Violence in a relationship could easily lead to murder.
>> Let us daily seek refuge from the evil in us and that from  from others as
>> well.
>>
>> Bailo
>>
>> The following are newspaper reports on the murder of Fatou Saine by her
>> estranged husband:
>> Witness tells how husband cuddled shopworker before knifing her in Glasgow
>> city centre **
>>
>> *Jun 3 2010 <http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/06/03/>By Keith McLeod
>> *
>> TRAGIC shopworker Fatou Saine was hugged by her attacker seconds before he
>> repeatedly stabbed her with an eight-inch knife.
>> The 38-year-old mum had agreed to talk to the man, thought to be her
>> estranged husband, at the back of the McColl's newsagent's.
>> Yesterday, witness Eddie Sutherland, 25, described the chilling scene at
>> the shop in Glasgow city centre.
>> He said: "I was in to buy juice for my kids on Tuesday and was aware of a
>> tall black man coming in.
>> "The next thing, I saw him and a black woman, who had been serving,
>> talking and walking towards the back of the shop.
>> "He then put his arms round her from behind. I thought it was a normal hug
>> because they kept walking.
>> "But then I heard him raise his voice and a dreadful scream and his arm
>> started moving up and down.
>> "He was stabbing her repeatedly. The screams were terrible, bone-chilling.
>> I can still hear them now.
>> "He then turned round slightly and plunged the knife into himself, high up
>> on his stomach.
>> "He collapsed and a guy, a builder I think, ran over and grabbed the
>> knife."
>> Sheikh Saine was yesterday said to be "serious but stable" in Glasgow
>> Royal Infirmary.
>>
>>
>>  UK NEWS
>>  SHOP WOMAN DIES IN MURDER-SUICIDE BID
>>  [image: Story Image]
>>
>> A jilted husband is believed to have burst into his estranged wife’s
>> workplace and stabbed her
>>
>> Wednesday June 2,2010
>>  By Rod Mills
>>
>> A JILTED husband is believed to have burst into his estranged wife’s
>> workplace and stabbed her to death before trying to take his own life.
>> Two firefighters tried to grapple with Sheikh Saine as he launched the
>> frenzied attack on spouse Fatou in a busy city centre newsagent.
>>
>> But paramedics who raced to the branch of McColl’s in St ­Enoch Square,
>> Glasgow, discovered Mrs Saine already dead.
>>
>> Shoppers and staff watched in horror as Saine plunged a knife into the
>> 38-year-old shop manageress’s chest.
>>
>> Witnesses said he then stabbed himself in the stomach before being
>> restrained and taken to hospital. Detectives were last night thought to be
>> waiting to question him at Glasgow Royal ­Infirmary, where his condition was
>> described as “serious but stable”.
>>
>> Strathclyde Police, who have launched a murder inquiry, ­refused to
>> confirm that the attacker and his victim were related. But it is understood
>> they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
>> Firemen, who had been carrying out fire safety inspections nearby, rushed to
>> the woman’s aid as the attack unfolded.
>>
>> They wrestled the man to the ground and disarmed him as he tried to stab
>> himself in the apparent murder-suicide bid. The pair gave the dying woman
>> first aid as emergency services rushed to the scene, but paramedics were
>> unable to save her and she died at the scene.
>>
>> It is thought the couple split last year and their son is being cared for
>> by grandparents in the family’s native West Africa. A source said: “The two
>> fire officers managed to get the knife off him and then tried to give the
>> woman first aid to try to save her, but she was too badly injured.
>>
>> “They had been on duty and in uniform at the time, they were carrying out
>> fire safety inspections in the area.” Mrs Fatou is thought to have worked at
>> McColl’s for some time, but it is not known if her husband had also worked
>> for the chain. Another member of staff and  several customers who were in
>> the shop at the time of the murder were uninjured in the attack.
>>
>>
>>
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> "And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the
> difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs
> for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
>
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