A man has admitted killing his wife as she pushed their baby in a pram through Bradford, but denied her murder.
Habibur Masum, 26, stabbed 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter as she walked through the Westgate area of the city on 6 April last year. The baby was unharmed.
Appearing at Bradford Crown Court, Masum, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied a charge of murder.
He is due to stand trial on the murder charge as well as two counts of assault by beating and one charge of stalking on Monday.
Masum, who appeared in the dock wearing a blue T-shirt and grey fleece jacket, also pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a bladed article.
Ms Akter was attacked at about 15:20 BST as she pushed her baby along Westgate.
Emergency services were called, but she was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Masum was arrested in Aylesbury after a three-day manhunt by West Yorkshire Police.
Speaking last year Ms Akter’s mother, Monwara Begum, said she had been left “heartbroken”.
From her home in Bangladesh, she said: “I am in shock. She was my youngest daughter and I adored her greatly.
“When she moved to the United Kingdom I was alone, but Kulsuma would call me every day by video. The only day I didn’t hear from her was the day she was attacked.”
