#345 - Tormented (Hanna & Aziza Bennis, Acton)

About this episode

The episode explores the tragic murder of Aziza Bennis by her daughter Hanaa and the circumstances surrounding the event.

Monday the 15th of August 2022 at 3pm, Flat 72 on the first floor of Clariat Court was the home of Aziza Bennis, a 58-year-old school dinner lady and a mother-of-two, where she had raised her daughters as a single parent. To their neighbours, she was liked, as were her family. But on the afternoon of Monday the 15th of August 2022, she was frenziedly attacked and stabbed to death by her eldest daughter, Hanaa. But why? Was she deranged, traumatised or defending herself, and what was the truth? Location: Flat 72, first floor, Clariat Court, Boddington Gardens, Acton, London, W3 Date:  Monday the 15th of August 2022 at 3pm Victims: Hanaa Bennis/Aziza Bennis Culprit:  Aziza Bennis/Hanaa Bennis Seven time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing…

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Topics covered

• family tragedy
• true crime
• murder investigation
• psychological analysis
• domestic violence

Keywords

• murder
• true crime
• Hanaa Bennis
• Aziza Bennis
• Acton
• family
• violence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Flat 72, first floor, Clariat Court, Boddington Gardens, Acton, London, W3

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