Nashua Man Facing Life in Prison After Cutting Wife's Throat

NASHUA, N.H. - A Nashau man is facing 30 years to life in prison for cutting his wife's throat after she asked for a divorce in 2013. According to the Union Leader, Hillsborough County Superior Court judge sentenced Mohammed Salimullah, 40, previously of East Pearl Street, to at least three decades in prison for the attempted murder of Shamshidah Sultan last week.

Salimullah was found guilty of attempted murder, second-degree assault, reckless conduct and two counts of first-degree assault.

According to court documents, Salimullah, originally from Myanmar, immigrated to America with his wife in 2012 from Malaysia.

Sultan told police that she had approached her husband and asked for a divorce just prior to the 2013 attack. At the time, Salimullah allegedly told his wife, “We will die together. I will not allow you to get a divorce,” says a police affidavit written by Det. Peter Urban of the Nashua Police Department.

After going to sleep that night, Sultan was abruptly woken around 3 a.m. with Salimullah above her and his hand over her mouth. According to court documents, he had a 12-inch kitchen knife on her neck, which he was pushing down against her throat, causing a laceration that required 20 stitches.

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