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| Caller claims to be cabbie killer | Caller claims to be cabbie killer |
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| A recording of a man claiming to be the killer of a Birmingham taxi driver is to be aired on television later. | A recording of a man claiming to be the killer of a Birmingham taxi driver is to be aired on television later. |
| Mohammed Arshad, 36, was found with stab wounds to his head in Wast Hills Lane, on the border of Birmingham and Worcestershire, on 22 July. | |
| His brother-in-law Mohammed Sheraz will appeal for information on BBC One's Crimewatch programme. | |
| The 999 call was made on the evening of 30 August from a phone box in Redditch Road, Kings Norton. | The 999 call was made on the evening of 30 August from a phone box in Redditch Road, Kings Norton. |
| West Mercia Police have already offered a £10,000 reward in the hunt. | West Mercia Police have already offered a £10,000 reward in the hunt. |
| Body discovered | |
| Mr Arshad died from his injuries one day after the attack, which has been reconstructed for Crimewatch. | |
| Mr Arshad was found with severe head injuries in Wast Hills Lane | |
| The film shows Mr Arshad's body being discovered by a motorist as another man drives off in his taxi. | |
| This vehicle was found locked a mile away in Shannon Road on Kings Norton's Hawkesley estate. The keys to the cab are still missing. | |
| As part of the investigation, officers have been collecting DNA swabs from males aged 14 to 40 from the Hawkesley estate and carrying out door-to-door inquiries. | As part of the investigation, officers have been collecting DNA swabs from males aged 14 to 40 from the Hawkesley estate and carrying out door-to-door inquiries. |
| Mr Arshad, who was a self-employed taxi driver for A Cars, was married and had three children. | Mr Arshad, who was a self-employed taxi driver for A Cars, was married and had three children. |
| Officers have said they believed the attack on him was unprovoked and that the motive was unclear. | Officers have said they believed the attack on him was unprovoked and that the motive was unclear. |
| • Crimewatch is on BBC One at 2100 BST | • Crimewatch is on BBC One at 2100 BST |