EXCLUSIVE The Hayats were picture-perfect family building a bright future. But their lives would be torn apart by unimaginable horror at the hands of evil killer Meraj Zafar The Hayat family had built a great life in Australia A possessive drug addict murdered their accomplished daughter He put teenage medical student Arnima's body in bath of acid Confessed at last minute but girl's family is 'broken' By Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:20, 12 June 2024 | Updated: 06:13, 13 June 2024 e-mail 37 shares 7 View comments EXCLUSIVE: The Hayats were the model migrant family. They arrived in Australia from Bangladesh with big dreams of a bright new life Down Under - until it all ended at the hands of an unspeakably evil killer.
Abu Hayat and his wife Mahafuza Akter built a bright future for themselves and their two children in Sydney , with a flourishing butcher shop and a happy family home. Never-before-seen family portraits chart the milestones in their transition to becoming proud true blue Aussies, including the moment they became citizens. Eldest daughter Arnima, 19, was the light of her parents' lives and they burst with pride when she was accepted into medical school to train to become a doctor.
Then she met Meraj Zafar, and everything changed. None of their lives would ever be the same again - and Abu would regret ever bringing his family to Australia. Arnima, her sister and their father Abu become Australian citizens (above) when the family was happy and.