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Seyed Khan murder: Man jailed for dad-of-seven axe death Seyed Khan murder: Man jailed for dad-of-seven axe death
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A man who murdered a father-of-seven with an axe before hiding his body in a cemetery has been jailed for life. An axe-wielding shop assistant who murdered a father-of-seven over fears that he would be sent back to Pakistan has been jailed for life.
Seyed Khan's body was found in Ilford Cemetery on 1 February, a week after he was last seen alive. Seyed Khan's body was found dead on 1 February, a week after Imran Mohammad attacked him at the A-Z Furniture and Carpets shop where they both worked.
Imran Mohammad, 31, of Ilford, attacked the 49-year-old on 24 January with a metal axe at the A-Z Furniture and Carpets shop they worked in. Mohammad, 31, of Ilford, murdered the 49-year-old after he suspected him of stealing money.
Muhammad, who had denied murder, was jailed at the Old Bailey and ordered to serve at least 24 years in prison. He was told to serve at least 24 years in prison at the Old Bailey on Friday.
He was also sentenced to five years in prison, to run concurrently, after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice. Mohammad was also sentenced to five years in prison, to run concurrently, after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice.
Judge Anne Molyneux said: "You carried out your plans brutally and without mercy."Judge Anne Molyneux said: "You carried out your plans brutally and without mercy."
During the trial the jury heard that just four days before the attack, Muhammad had been searching "how to kill a man with a hammer" and "how to kill a man with a punch" on his phone. Muhammed had previous convictions for dishonesty and was an over-stayer in the country, giving him a motive to kill, the court heard.
Just four days before the attack, Muhammad had been searching "how to kill a man with a hammer" and "how to kill a man with a punch" on his phone.
After the attack, he tried to clean up bloodstains in the shop and painted over the walls.After the attack, he tried to clean up bloodstains in the shop and painted over the walls.
He then transported Mr Khan's body and the murder weapon in a shopping trolley to the cemetery in the early hours of 25 January and hid them in the undergrowth. In the early hours of 25 January, he then used a shopping trolley to transport Mr Khan's body and the murder weapon to Ilford Cemetery, where they were later found.
Muhammad denied murder, maintaining Mr Khan owed him money and had made sexual advances towards him.Muhammad denied murder, maintaining Mr Khan owed him money and had made sexual advances towards him.
Prosecutor Tim Cray said: "The defendant claims that Seyed was trying to blackmail and rape him and that as a result, he snapped, lost his self control and killed Seyed." 'Manipulator'
But the prosecution said the defendant had lied and it was a "planned and deliberate murder". During Muhammad's sentencing, Judge Molyneux said the attack was "premeditated".
She added: "You are a liar, a manipulator and a thief, and had once again been suspected of stealing.
"You attacked him savagely and brutally with the axe.
"You hit him to the head 12 times - the force was so great that you fractured his skull.
"The injury to the back of his hand shows he tried to defend himself. He never stood a chance against you."