'Callous' monster killed deaf woman with single punch to neck and left her in street

'Callous' monster killed deaf woman with single punch to neck and left her in streetDuane Owusu, nicknamed Nasty, has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey with a minimum term of 16 years and six monthsNewsGeorgia Diebelius Content Editor12:01, 14 Apr 2026Updated 12:14, 14 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesDuane Owusu violently assaulted Zahwa Mukhtar after throwing her from a car(Image: PA)A 'callous and selfish" killer has been jailed for life for fatally punching a profoundly deaf young woman in the neck and leaving her to die in the street.‌Duane Owusu, nicknamed Nasty, has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey with a minimum term of 16 years and six months for the killing of Zahwa Mukhtar.‌Sick Owusu, 36, was described by witnesses as looking 'like a monster' as he brutally assaulted Zahwa, 27, in a rage-filled attack in Dagenham, London, on August 16, 2025.‌Ms Mukhtar had joined Owusu, whom she had never met previously, on a night out in the early hours that day, the Old Bailey previously heard.View 2 ImagesDuane threw Zahwa out of an overcrowded Mercedes car and felled her with a single strike(Image: PA)The court was told Ms Mukhtar was crammed in a car with a group of people after inhaling laughing gas, and was ejected from the vehicle by Owusu after she started an argument with one of his friends.‌Jurors heard that Ms Mukhtar had pulled the hair of Owusu's female friend and had made stabbing threats during an argument, to which Owusu responded by throwing her phone from the car as it entered Chadwell Heath.He later ejected her as well, before jumping out and launching into a fierce, sustained attack.The court heard that he aimed two kicks at her face while she sat on the pavement, which he followed with a punch as she tried to stand up. The punch landed as a fatal blow, with a witness describing the moment "she just fell" on the street as she desperately pleaded with her attacker.‌The witness said Owusu was "just rage&...