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| Birkby fire murder suspect Shahid Mohammed brought back to UK | Birkby fire murder suspect Shahid Mohammed brought back to UK |
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| A man who was arrested in Pakistan nearly 13 years after a fire that killed eight family members has been extradited back to the UK. | A man who was arrested in Pakistan nearly 13 years after a fire that killed eight family members has been extradited back to the UK. |
| Shahid Mohammed, aged 36, was held in Rawalpindi in January 2015. | Shahid Mohammed, aged 36, was held in Rawalpindi in January 2015. |
| He is accused over the 2002 fire in Birkby, Huddersfield, that caused the deaths of five young sisters, their mother, uncle and grandmother. | |
| Mr Mohammed will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court accused of eight counts of murder. | Mr Mohammed will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court accused of eight counts of murder. |
| The victims were Nafeesa Aziz, 35, and her five daughters - Tayyaba Batool, three, Rabiah Batool, 10, Ateeqa Nawaz, five, Aneesa Nawaz, two, and Najeeba Nawaz, who was six months old. | The victims were Nafeesa Aziz, 35, and her five daughters - Tayyaba Batool, three, Rabiah Batool, 10, Ateeqa Nawaz, five, Aneesa Nawaz, two, and Najeeba Nawaz, who was six months old. |
| Nafeesa Aziz's brother, Mohammed Ateeq-ur-Rehman, 18, also died in the fire and their mother, Zaib-un-Nisa, 54, who jumped from an upstairs window, died a week later in hospital. | Nafeesa Aziz's brother, Mohammed Ateeq-ur-Rehman, 18, also died in the fire and their mother, Zaib-un-Nisa, 54, who jumped from an upstairs window, died a week later in hospital. |
| Read more stories from across Yorkshire | Read more stories from across Yorkshire |
| The family were asleep in their home on Osborne Road when petrol was poured through the letterbox and a petrol bomb put through the window. | The family were asleep in their home on Osborne Road when petrol was poured through the letterbox and a petrol bomb put through the window. |
| Det Supt Nick Wallen, of the West Yorkshire Police homicide and major enquiry team, said: "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all agencies here in the UK and in Pakistan who have worked tirelessly and supported West Yorkshire Police to ensure that this [extradition] process has run smoothly." | Det Supt Nick Wallen, of the West Yorkshire Police homicide and major enquiry team, said: "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all agencies here in the UK and in Pakistan who have worked tirelessly and supported West Yorkshire Police to ensure that this [extradition] process has run smoothly." |