By Australian Associated Press
Published: 05:18 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 05:43 BST, 27 May 2019
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An accountant who murdered his wife because he wanted a relationship with her sister has been sentenced to at least 23 years behind bars.
Ahmed Dawood Seedat, 37, killed 32-year-old Fahima Yusuf while their children slept before burying her in the garden of their home in Carlisle, WA in August.
On Monday Justice Bruno Fiannaca sentenced him to life in jail and called the murder brutal, callous and cowardly.
Ahmed Dawood Seedat (left) made 'disturbing' online searches including how to bury a person alive before he murdered his wife Fahima Yusuf (right)
Ms Yusuf's body was found in a shallow grave in their backyard four days after her murder
He said Seedat planned the murder for weeks and had egotistical motives.
Justice Fiannaca said Seedat had earlier searched online for chilling terms such as 'cremating a body', 'best place to knock someone out' and burying someone alive.
He said Seedat struck his wife of eight years with a wheel brace as she slept.
Ms Yusuf woke up after the first blow but was vulnerable and easily overpowered by him as he continued his attack, Justice Fiannaca said.