A man has been jailed for life for the "pre-planned honour killing" of his wife, whose body has never been found.
Mother-of-three Rania Alayed, 25, from Manchester, went missing last June.
Ahmed Al-Khatib told Manchester Crown Court that he killed her in self-defence after an evil spirit entered her, but he denied murder.
Al Khatib, 35, of Gorton, was handed a minimum term of 20 years. His brothers Muhaned and Hussain were also jailed for helping to dispose of her body.
The prosecution said Ms Alayed had been killed for becoming "too westernised" and "establishing an independent life".
Mr Justice Leggatt, sentencing Ahmed, said Ms Alayed had suffered "years of abuse".
He said: "The contempt you showed for Rania in death matched the contempt of how you treated her in life."
During the trial at Manchester Crown Court, Ahmed Al-Khatib admitted he had been unhappy when his wife started college and began wearing make-up.
The jury heard Al-Khatib murdered Ms Alayed, who previously lived in Norton, Teesside, at his brother's flat in Salford.
Al-Khatib claimed he saw his wife as an evil spirit and that as he pushed her away she hit her head against a mirror, knocking her unconscious and killing her.
The court heard he then began an elaborate deception to convince her family and friends she was still alive.
CCTV showed Al-Khatib wearing a headscarf in an attempt to pass himself off as Ms Alayed.
BBC News - Rania Alayed murder: Husband jailed for 'honour killing'
Mother-of-three Rania Alayed, 25, from Manchester, went missing last June.
Ahmed Al-Khatib told Manchester Crown Court that he killed her in self-defence after an evil spirit entered her, but he denied murder.
Al Khatib, 35, of Gorton, was handed a minimum term of 20 years. His brothers Muhaned and Hussain were also jailed for helping to dispose of her body.
The prosecution said Ms Alayed had been killed for becoming "too westernised" and "establishing an independent life".
Mr Justice Leggatt, sentencing Ahmed, said Ms Alayed had suffered "years of abuse".
He said: "The contempt you showed for Rania in death matched the contempt of how you treated her in life."
During the trial at Manchester Crown Court, Ahmed Al-Khatib admitted he had been unhappy when his wife started college and began wearing make-up.
The jury heard Al-Khatib murdered Ms Alayed, who previously lived in Norton, Teesside, at his brother's flat in Salford.
Al-Khatib claimed he saw his wife as an evil spirit and that as he pushed her away she hit her head against a mirror, knocking her unconscious and killing her.
The court heard he then began an elaborate deception to convince her family and friends she was still alive.
CCTV showed Al-Khatib wearing a headscarf in an attempt to pass himself off as Ms Alayed.
BBC News - Rania Alayed murder: Husband jailed for 'honour killing'
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