{"id":820932,"date":"2026-07-23T13:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820932\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:55:09","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-after-womans-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820932\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder after woman&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Surrey last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surrey Police said officers attended Imtech House on Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, on 16 January 2025 after a safety concern report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 27-year-old woman and a young child were found at the address with &#8220;very serious injuries&#8221;, the force added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The woman, Laleh Zarejouneghani, was pronounced dead at the scene despite the best efforts of police and paramedics to treat her, it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The child was taken to hospital, but later discharged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surrey Police confirmed in February Zarejouneghani&#8217;s cause of death was a stab wound to the neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 35-year-old man &#8211; named by police as dual British-Iranian national Milad Ghafari &#8211; was initially arrested that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surrey Police said on Thursday he has now been charged with murder, attempted murder, and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is due to appear at Guildford Magistrates&#8217; Court the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Surrey on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSurrey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCSurrey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinsurrey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and listen to BBC Radio Surrey <a data-ylk=\"slk:on Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_surrey?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on Sounds<\/a>. 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