Miracle of unborn baby saved from crossbow murder mother’s womb

Intruder shot mum in front of her husband and five kids

A BABY boy who survived in the womb after a crossbow bolt which killed his mother missed him by inches is in hospital after being delivered by caesarean.

The boy’s mum, Sana Muhammad, 35, who was eight months pregnant, was shot by an intruder at her home in front of her terrified husband and five children at 7.30am on Monday.

Husband Imtiaz Muhammad, 42, said Sana was shot as she tried to flee after he had found her alleged killer hiding in their garden shed.

Mr Muhammad, the director of a building company, said: “I went to put a cardboard box in the shed. He was there with the crossbow loaded.

“He stared at me, he was going to shoot so I ran into the house. My wife was doing the washing-up, I was shouting, ‘Run, run, run’.

“He shot her. I can’t help thinking she took my arrow. Maybe it should have hit me. The kids were all there, it was horrific.”

Police last night said a man arrested over the attack in Ilford, East London, was known to Mrs Muhammad. The spokesman confirmed the baby, reportedly named Ibrahim, was “stable” but still in hospital.

Sana was said to have been shot as she ran up the stairs, the bolt passing through her thigh into her stomach.

A neighbour said: “Imtiaz came out the house screaming for help – he was banging on doors. We called the police and they were there quick. The kids were all there and they were crying for help. It was 7.30am, so the devil must have been there in the night, lying in wait.”

The witness said the alleged killer had surrendered to police.

Tributes were paid to Sana, originally from Mauritius, who was pronounced dead at 11am on Monday.

Friends said she had three children, aged 18, 14 and 12, with her first husband, and two daughters, aged five and two, with South African Imtiaz.

Neighbour Nisa Khan, 40, said: “It’s just terrible. She was more like a sister than a friend. She was just a lovely lady, lovely mother, lovely wife. Everyone goes from this world, we all go, but the way she’s gone it just hurts.”

Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, 50, of no fixed abode, appeared at Barkingside magistrates yesterday accused of Sana’s murder. He will appear at the Old Bailey tomorrow.

The kids were all there. It was horrific IMTIAZ MUHAMMAD VICTIM’S HUSBAND

ACCUSED Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo VICTIM Mother-of-six Sana Muhammad THE SCENE Sana and Imtiaz’s home in Ilford Baby is ‘stable’ in hospital TRUE LOVE Sana and her hubby, Imtiaz NEW LIFE