What happened at the house in Burnley?

A mother and her daughter were murdered in the home in September 2020, and the killer set fire to the property to cover up the crime.

Who was Shabaz Khan and what was his sentence?

Shabaz Khan murdered Dr. Saman Mir Sacharvi and her daughter Vian Mangrio. He was jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 34 years.

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House of Horrors: Murder Home Sells for £125K

Q: Why was the house sold with a warning about the murder?

The estate agent chose honesty, explicitly stating in the listing that the previous owner was murdered inside the home.

3 Jan

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Summary

Mother and daughter murdered before home was set ablaze.
Killer staged scene to look like murder-suicide and fire.
Property sold with blunt disclosure: 'Previous owner murdered inside'.

House of Horrors: Murder Home Sells for £125K

A semi-detached home in Burnley, Lancashire, where Dr. Saman Mir Sacharvi and her 14-year-old daughter Vian Mangrio were murdered in September 2020, has been listed for sale. The property remained boarded up and untouched for five years following the brutal killings. Estate agents adopted an honest approach, explicitly stating in the listing that the previous owner was murdered inside the home.

The handyman, Shabaz Khan, drugged the mother and daughter with spiked smoothies before murdering them. He then set fire to the three-bedroomed house in a desperate attempt to conceal his crimes and stage a murder-suicide. Khan scrawled messages on the walls to further mislead investigators.

Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment for the premeditated murders, motivated by financial gain, with a minimum of 34 years. His wife received a 30-month sentence for perverting the course of justice by providing a false alibi. The house, damaged by fire and smoke, was listed with a guide price of £125,000.