A documentary series examining the murder of a pregnant woman pushed to her death on Arthur’s Seat is set to air on Channel 4 next month.
The Push will centre on the death of 31-year-old Fawziyah Javed who was killed by her husband while 17-weeks pregnant with her first child.
The lawyer from Leeds was on a mini break to Edinburgh with her husband Kashif Anwar, 29, when she fell from a height at the popular tourist site.
Fawziyah managed to tell passers-by that she had been pushed by her partner before she died.
Anwar was subsequently found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh of her murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The series, directed by BAFTA award winning film maker Anna Hall, will follow the murder trial and Fawziyah’s family as they go through the process of hearing evidence – including extraordinary documenting of abuse by Fawziyah herself – and the aftermath of her death.
Channel 4’s head of documentaries Alisa Pomeroy said: “To tell Fawziyah’s story in this way, with her family bravely sharing what is an unimaginably painful time for them, is both a great privilege and a great responsibility. No woman should have to suffer an abusive relationship.
“Shining a light on this heartbreaking case is important for many reasons, and I hope that other women suffering in a similar way might find strength in seeing this film to make a lifesaving change in their own life.
“The access gained by Anna and the team at Candour to make this series is unique and I have no doubt they will honour Fawziyah’s memory, showing how her killer was brought to justice.”
Anna Hall added: “It’s been such a privilege to see the process of justice played out minute by minute at Edinburgh High Court and it’s been an utter privilege to work with Fawziyah’s large and loving family who are destroyed by what has happened to her.
“I find myself making another film about a woman who was on the verge of leaving an abusive relationship – the most dangerous time for any woman – and I want to weep. How many more women will be killed at the hands of their abusive partners? But I know we will all learn so many vitally important things which helped to convict her abuser.”
The Push: Murder on the Cliff will be broadcast in two parts on March 3 and 4.
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