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Asad Shah death: Man in court charged with murder | Asad Shah death: Man in court charged with murder |
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a shopkeeper in the south side of Glasgow. | A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a shopkeeper in the south side of Glasgow. |
Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in Yorkshire, is accused of killing 40-year-old Asad Shah outside his shop in the city's Shawlands area on Thursday. | |
Police Scotland had previously described the incident as a religiously prejudiced attack and said both men were Muslims. | |
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Mr Ahmed made no plea and was remanded in custody. | At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Mr Ahmed made no plea and was remanded in custody. |
Mr Shah was found with serious injuries outside his shop, Shah's Newsagents and Convenience Store, in Minard Road, on 24 March. | |
The incident happened just hours after he had posted an Easter message on Facebook to his customers. | |
This message said: "Good Friday and a very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nationx" | |
Mr Shah was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. | |
On Friday night a silent vigil was held outside his shop attended by hundreds of people including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. | |
Hundreds of floral tributes have also been left at the scene. | |
A fundraising page on GoFundMe, set up to help Mr Shah's family, had raised more than £94,000 by 16:00 on Tuesday. |
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