Fawziyah’s death left us just existing, not living
Family tell of grief at loss of hill plunge mum-to-be
THE mum of a woman allegedly murdered by her husband on their honeymoon in Edinburgh has spoken about her loss for the first time.
Dedicated charity volunteer Fawziyah Javed, 31, was pregnant when she plunged to her death from Arthur’s Seat in September.
Her husband, Kashif Anwar, 27, has been charged with murder in relation to her death.
Now her family, who have already donated to good causes following her death, have set up a GoFundMe page to continue her legacy.
Fawziyah’s mother Yasmin Javed said she and her husband Mohammed have been “not living, just existing” in the past three months.
She added that she feels like “I’m stuck in a nightmare I’ll never wake up from”.
Yasmin said: “All day I’ve been crying until my tears have run dry. We are devastated, our world has collapsed.
“She was our only child, and she was pregnant with her first child too at the time.
“To lose a child under any circumstances would be painful but when it’s your only child and your unborn first grandson too, I have no words to describe my pain.
“We will never, ever get over this.
“The light is gone from our lives, we are just existing now, there is no quality of life for us.
“There is a massive void in our lives and we are traumatised without her, the whole family and her friends. This has rocked our community.”
Fawziyah, from Pudsey in Yorkshire, worked as a solicitor after graduating from Sheffield University and spent much of her free time supporting a wide array of charities.
Among them were the InTouch Foundation, Penny Appeal and the Citizens Advice Bureau.
To continue her legacy, the family have this week made donations to St George’s Crypt in Leeds, Edinburgh Children’s Hospital, and homelessness charity Social Bite.
Other family members have also given to other organisations anonymously. And the family has set up a GoFundMe page for donations “to support the homeless, orphans, poor and needy around the world”.
Yasmin said: “This week we’ve made some donations in her name to charities here and in Edinburgh.
“She was a very caring person, she cared about other people and wanted to make a difference.
“Helping people gave her so much fulfilment, she was so passionate about it.
“She was a selfless person who wore her heart on her sleeve, she was very kind and considerate.”