Detectives reveal murder of Muslim grandfather, 75, could have been
racially-motivated as CCTV showing white man running away is released
- Father-of-seven Mohammed Saleem Chaudhry stabbed in the back
- Police reveal CCTV footage showing man running from the scene
- Respected member of community was taking just short walk home
By
Leon Watson
PUBLISHED:
13:22, 2 May 2013
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UPDATED:
16:52, 2 May 2013
A 75-year-old man stabbed to death
yards from his home could have been targeted in a racially motivated
attack, according to police.
Father-of-seven
Mohammed Saleem, who used a walking stick, was stabbed three times in
the back as he returned home from prayers at his local mosque in Small
Heath, Birmingham, on Monday night.
The blows were struck with such violence they penetrated to the front of his body.
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CCTV still of a man running near where Small Heath pensioner Mohammed Saleem was found stabbed to death
Respected member of the community: Mohammed
Saleem Chaudhry, 75 who was stabbed to death in Small Heath, Birmingham,
and a man caught on CCTV running away from the scene
Officers released the footage of this man and are urging the public for help to identify him
The elderly man also had 'no defensive
wounds' in what has been described as a 'swift, vicious' and 'cowardly
attack' by the man leading the murder investigation, Detective
Superintendent Mark Payne of West Midlands Police.
Officers now want to trace a white
man, aged 25 to 32, of medium height and build, spotted on CCTV footage
running near the scene of the attack around the time it happened just
before 10.30pm.
Police also want to trace a seven-seat
people carrier captured on CCTV, driving near the mosque with the two
male occupants, both white men in their 30s, who are considered
'significant witnesses'.
In an emotional family appeal today,
two of Mr Saleem's daughters Shazia Khan, 45, and Nazia Maqsood, 44,
called for the attacker to hand themselves in.
Wanted: CCTV still of a seven-seat people carrier (left) driving near the mosque
It is believed the two male occupants - both white men in their 30s - may be significant witnesses into the death
Shazia Khan (left) and Nazia Maqsood (right) attend a press conference at Lloyd House Police Headquarters
Grieving: Mr Chaudhry's daughters appeal for witnesses following the stabbing of their father
They tearfully described their father as a 'widely respected member of the community' and 'much-loved father'.
Mr Payne said the possibility it was a
racially-motivated attack was 'a significant line of inquiry' and a
large number of detectives were working on the case.
'To the attacker I say we will find you and we will bring you to justice,' he said.
Racially motivated? Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after 75-year-old Mohammed
Saleem Chaudhry was stabbed to death in this lane in Small Heath,
Birmingham
Police officers were called by the ambulance service to Little Green
Lane, in the Small Heath area of the city, shortly after 10.30pm on Monday, after
reports the pensioner had suffered serious injuries
The scene in Little Green lane with the junction of Arsenal Street,
Small Heath, Birmingham, where a highly respected member of the community was stabbed to death
Detectives said they believe Mr Saleem was subjected to a swift attack and one that left him no time to try and defend himself.
They are still trying to understand a motive for the fatal stabbing, a force spokesman said.
A joint family statement read during a
press conference at West Midlands Police headquarters described
Mr Saleem as 'a much-loved and respected community member'.
It said: 'We can’t express our
feelings of sadness and devastation. It’s hard to accept that our
beloved father and grandfather has been taken from us in such a brutal
way.
'If anyone has their suspicions about
who may have been responsible, or overhears anyone talking about the
attack, please don’t hold that information back. Pick up the phone and
let the police know... we beg you.'
The stabbing happened in Little Green Lane in Small Heath, two miles from Birmingham city centre
'When we got there, he was rushed
away at once, and then the doctors came out and told us that there was
nothing they could do. It was the worst night of my life. Our world fell
apart, my aunt is devastated.
'We can't understand why anyone would want to hurt Mohammed. He is a real family man and would never do anything to hurt anyone.
'I have no idea why he was attacked -
he was just a defenceless old man, walking on his own, late at night.
This is a very tightly knit community, and everyone has been rocked by
the news. I just hope whoever did this will be brought to justice.'
He lived with his wife, Said Begum, in a terraced house off Little Green Lane, just yards from where he was stabbed.
His daughter, Shazia Khan, said he was returning from evening prayers
at the nearby mosque when he was attacked and stabbed four times in the
back.
Speaking outside her
father's address, Mrs Khan, who travelled up from London, said: 'We're
just so shocked - for him to lose his life in such a brutal way.
'It's
very tragic. He was very well-respected in the community. He's such a
lovely man. I just can't believe it. Everyone, old and young, knew him.
'Neighbours
have told us they heard screams and called for an ambulance. It's
thought he may have tried to fight off his attacker.'
She said the father of seven and grandfather of 22 used to walk to the mosque five times each day.
He
had lived at the property off Little Green Lane with his wife for some
25 years and used to work at the RHM Bakery, which is now a Morrisons
supermarket, before retiring some years ago, his daughter added.
'We just hope the police find who did this. It was him today, it could be someone else tomorrow.
'To kill a defenceless old man who had a walking stick - well, it's just terrible.'
Tragic: Shazia Khan, daughter of murder victim Mohanned Saleem, who was stabbed to death
VIDEO CCTV appeal in 75-year-old's murder
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'I stabbed my son. I was sick of him calling me old': Father jailed
for life after his confession to 999 operator that he had murdered
26-year-old
- Stephen Hall, 52, killed son Keith McGlone, 26, with a kitchen knife at their home in Hull
- Given life sentence at Hull Crown Court today and said: 'I don't deserve forgiveness'
- Immediately called 999 to confess saying: 'I just flipped. I was sick of him picking on me'
By
Sara Smyth
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UPDATED:
18:48, 2 May 2013
A father who murdered his son for teasing him about his age and immediately called 999 to confess, has been jailed for life.
Stephen
Hall, 52, told his family he does not expect or deserve forgiveness for
stabbing his son Keith McGlone, 26 with an eight inch kitchen knife.
He was today sentenced to life with a minimum of 13 years at Hull Crown Court.
Hall was preparing a meal at his home in
Hull in January when he stabbed his son twice in the chest, despite Mr
McGlone begging: 'Dad please don't' after the first blow.
Stephen Hall, 52, (right) said he stabbed his
26-year-old son (left) because he was fed up with being picked on and
called an 'old man'
The father and son had returned home
from Criterion Hotel in Hull, where they had been drinking with another
male for five hours.
Hall became aggravated after being teased by his son and stabbed him in his chest and abdomen.
The court heard that Hall walked outside with the knife in his hand, and shouted: 'What are you looking at?' to his neighbours.
He is believed to have gone back into his house, before coming outside and asking for help, before dialling 999.
He told 999 operator Louise Robinson he had put the knife in the sink after the stabbing.
The details of the call have been released by police.
The call records Hall telling the operator: 'I've just stabbed my son.
'I don't know if he's alive or dead. I stabbed him in the living room and now he's in the bathroom.
'I said summat and he argued with me and then, all of a sudden, I just flipped.
'I was sick of him always picking on me and calling me an old man and everything.'
The police operator kept Hall on the phone until officers and paramedics arrived at the home in January 21.
Judge
Michael Mettyear said: 'Your son was loved and treasured and did not
deserve to die.
'Nothing he did that night could begin to justify the use
of a knife against him let alone stabbing him twice.
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l be sentenced todayPolice arrived at the Hull
home while Hall was still on the line to the 999 operator he confessed
to. He was sentenced to life in prison today
Details of the shocking 999 call have been released by the police. Hall says 'I've just stabbed my son' during the recorded call
Police were told that the father and son had
been overheard arguing in a pub. Mr McGlone, who has two young sons, had
moved back home to live with his father
'The case is aggravated because he asked you to stop and yet you continued with the second stab wound.'
Hall was arrested for his son's murder at his home
and has since been in custody. He told police: 'I love my son.
'I
love him to bits, but we could not live together.'
Father-of-two, Mr McGlone, had recently moved back in with his father.
Jonathan Sharp, prosecuting, said:
'Mr McGlone had suffered a turbulent childhood and had moved back in
with his father shortly before the incident.
'An independent witness said on the night in question, he had overheard arguing between the two.
The witness heard, what he thought was the defendant's voice, saying: 'If you don't leave me alone, I will kill you'.
The witness then described hearing a younger voice, presumably the deceased, crying and saying 'Please don't, just stop.'
Defence lawyer Simon Reevell, said: 'This will be with Mr Hall for the rest of his life.
'There is only one victim in this case, and that is the deceased. If he could change places with his son then he would do it.
'Mr Hall had no explanation as to what happened on the night in question.
'He has shown genuine remorse. He
didn't plead guilty at an earlier hearing as he couldn't come to terms
with the concept of being guilty of murder.
'The other victims are his friends, family and Keith's mother. He is fully aware of the damage and hurt that this has led to.'
Hall had been on anti-depressants for 18 years and pleaded guilty to murder.
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Bedroom Tax Blamed For Woman's Suicide
Sky News – 6 hours ago
A woman who committed suicide left a note blaming the Government's so-called bedroom tax for her death.
Stephanie Bottrill, who killed herself earlier this month, wrote in her
final letter: "I don't [blame] anyone for me death expect [sic] the
government."
Her son Steven, 27, said she was struggling to cope after being told to
pay £20-a-week extra for two under-occupied bedrooms at her home in
Solihull.
He told the Sunday People: "I couldn't believe it. She said not to
blame ourselves, it was the Government and what they were doing that
caused her to do it.
"She was fine before this bedroom tax. It was dreamt up in London, by
people living in offices and big houses. They have no idea the effect it
has on people like my mum."
Ms Bottrill died 10 days ago. She was 53.
In the days running up to her death she had told neighbours: "I can't afford to live any more."
Describing her case as a "tragedy", shadow chancellor Ed Balls told Sky
News' Murnaghan programme the bedroom tax was "driving people to the
edge of despair in their many thousands across the country".
Solihull Council Labour group leader David Jamieson, who knows the
family, said: "I'm absolutely appalled this poor lady has taken her own
life because she was worried how she would pay the bedroom tax.
"I hope the Government will sit up and take notice and reconsider this policy."
The bedroom tax means people of a working age in social housing who
have a spare bedroom will find housing benefit claims reduced by £40 to
£80 a month.
Ms Bottrill had lived in her £320-a-month home for 18 years as she
raised her son and daughter, but she could not cope with the extra £80
she had to find every month.
Mr Bottrill said his mother wanted to work, but there was no way she could.
As a child she was diagnosed with the auto-immune system deficiency, Myasthenia gravis.
The illness made her weak and she had to take constant medication.
Doctors had told her she was too ill to hold down a job, but she had
never been registered as disabled, so she lived without disability
benefit.
Neighbour Rosie Hough, who used to see Ms Bottrill every day, told Sky
News: "She did say some things about her problems about the rent and
that, and having to find the extra money and that but I would have never
have said that she was a woman who would take her own life.
"It's absolutely shocked the whole street. We just can't comprehend that she has gone."
Brian McCann, who lives a few doors away from Ms Bottrill's home,
said: "We knew that the tax had affected her because the girls had all
chatted in the street and she was really worried about it."
Sky's Political Correspondent Sophy Ridge said: "Downing Street isn't
commenting on what it says is a personal matter but clearly this will
lead to calls for the policy to be changed.
"Downing Street knows it is controversial. That's why some amendments
have been made to the policy already, saying armed services personnel
and foster carers won't be affected.
"Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has argued
consistently that he thinks this policy is a fair one, but certainly I
think this row is going to keep going."
The
Samaritans said that "although a catalyst may
appear to be obvious, suicide is never the result of a single factor or
event and is likely to have several inter-related causes".
:: Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or CALM on 0800 58 58 58.
RESULT OF WESTERN CULTURAL TERRORISM, HATRED, RACISM AND OPPRESSION DESTROYING MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE UK
Sex gang victim accuses council
Press Association – 5 hours ago
The youngest victim of the Oxford paedophile ring has
accused Oxfordshire county council of lying about the support it has
offered to her and her family.
The accusation comes as
seven men were found guilty at the Old Bailey
of a catalogue of offences including conspiracy to rape, child
prostitution and trafficking over an eight year period in the university
city of Oxford.
Police and social workers have apologised to their victims for
failing to rescue
the vulnerable schoolgirls who were plucked from the
streets and care homes to be drugged, raped and sold into prostitution.
Two sets of brothers,
Akhtar Dogar, 32, and Anjum Dogar, 31, and
Mohammed Karrar, 38, and Bassam Karrar, 33, were convicted along with
Kamar Jamil, 27, Assad Hussain, 32, and Zeeshan Ahmed, 27.
The woman, known as Girl C to protect her anonymity, said that her
adoptive
mother begged social services for help in 2004 but agencies
just "passed the parcel between them".
Two years later the council agreed to put her in a temporary care
home, but by then she had fallen under the control of the gang, who
plied her with crack cocaine.
In an interview with The Guardian, Girl C said: "The council put out a
press release claiming they had offered wraparound care to all the
girls and their families, but the first we heard from them in five years
was a letter on April 13 from Jim Leivers [director for children,
education and families at the council], where he says he's been 'closely
involved in providing support' to me.
"
That's a complete lie. My family have had
no support or offers of
help at all from Oxfordshire. Nothing. Not at any point. Not even a
phone call. The last contact we had with the council was five whole
years ago, when my mum was begging them to help her stop me go off the
rails. They ignored her then and they've ignored us since."
A spokesman for the council told The Guardian: "
We are sorry the
abuse was not stopped sooner. One of the elements of the serious case
review will be an investigation of the support offered to the girls by
agencies including social services.
"Our offer of a meeting with Girl [C] and her family was very sincere
and similar offers to the other girls have been accepted. We want to do
everything we can to help all the girls rebuild their lives and our
door is open to Girl [C] and her family."
Abuse Of Care Home Children 'Truly Horrific'
Sky News – Tue, Jul 3, 2012
historic paedophile ring in North Wales care homes
Children in care homes are being subjected to sexual
abuse of a "violent and sadistic nature", England's deputy children's
commissioner Sue Berelowitz has warned.
She made the comments as the Government announced new reforms that aim
to better protect youngsters who reside in the country's 455 children's
homes.
The action comes following a report published by Ms Berelowitz, which
was ordered after the jailing of a sex abuse ring in May which preyed on
vulnerable girls in Rochdale.
Only one of the girls was in care at the time of the abuse but all were
said to have been known to social services at some point in their
childhood.
The ongoing inquiry has highlighted evidence that children in care
are particularly vulnerable to child sex exploitation, with some
residential homes being specifically targeted by abusers.
Ms Berelowitz said her research found perpetrators come from all ethnic
groups, as do their victims, who are as young as 11 and are largely but
not exclusively girls.
Speaking alongside Tim Loughton, the children's minister, as he
announced the new measures, she said she had been shocked by what she
had found out.
Ms Berelowitz said of the abuse: "It is of a violent and sadistic nature.
"I've been in the children's services field for a very long time, and I
have never come across the scale of violence and sadism that I'm
encountering now.
"The stories that children and young people tell us are truly horrific.
"I think it's quite right and proper that the Government is paying
special attention to this group of children as the state is their parent
and therefore we have a special duty of care to children who are under
care orders of one kind or another."
Mr Loughton said three steps of immediate action would be taken.
Although police figures show that an estimated 10,000 children go
missing from care every year, the Government's official data recorded
only 930 children disappearing.
Mr Loughton said a new system of measuring how many children go missing
each year would be used, while more would be done to ensure that
children's homes are properly protected and located as police and local
authorities are not currently able to share information about where they
are.
More will also be done to make sure children are sent to homes closer to where they are from.
Mr Loughton said there were currently clusters of children's homes in
certain areas, particularly coastal resorts like Margate in Kent, and in
his own constituency in Worthing, West Sussex.
Parts of the West Midlands and north west also suffer from a
disproportionate number of children's homes, he said, while Kent has a
particularly large amount, with research finding that some were even
located in the same street as convicted sex offenders.
Ministers also want to see the quality and effectiveness of children's homes improving by making inspections tougher.
Mr Loughton said the Government wanted to tackle the "out of sight, out of mind culture" that allows abuse to go on.
He said: "We are talking about a very vulnerable group of children.
"Children who come into care should expect a degree of safety in the care of the state.
"Children who come from very traumatic backgrounds, they may have been
abused or neglected for a long time, need to know they are safe in the
form of care the state is providing for them.
"These reports lift the lid on very serious weaknesses in the system.
"There are good children's homes and excellent care workers but it is clear
that far too many of the most vulnerable children in society are being exposed
to harm and danger.
"It is completely unacceptable that existing rules are simply being
ignored and that frankly, some local authorities and homes are letting
down children by failing to act as a proper parent.
"We are setting out urgent, immediate steps to protect children in care
and address all the weaknesses. These are big changes to a system which
has been letting down too many children."
Children's charity Barnardo's said 31% of the 3,500 young people it
looked after through its sexual exploitation services in the last six
years were in care.
The charity's chief executive, Anne Marie Carrie said: "We know that
children from all walks of life are at risk of child sexual
exploitation, but those who are already vulnerable, such as children in
care, are especially so.
"We need to be sure that by clustering vulnerable children together in
certain areas of England we are not putting already desperate children
in even greater danger of being preyed upon.
"It is worrying that we don't know the true level of this threat and better data collection will be key.
"However, action is also needed to protect those children in care now."
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