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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 has been aired on television. | |
| 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. | 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 appealed 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. |
| Keys missing | |
| Mr Arshad died from his injuries the day after the attack, which has been reconstructed for Crimewatch. | |
| The film shows Mr Arshad's body being discovered by a motorist as another man drives off in his taxi. | 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. | 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. |
| Mr Arshad was found with severe head injuries in Wast Hills Lane | |
| Det Supt Sheila Thornes, of West Mercia Police, said officers had received the latest 999 call from a man at about 1900 BST on Sunday. | |
| In the recording, the man, who has a strong West Midlands accent, said: "You know the murder in Hawkesley, I done it. | |
| "I'm only walking there now and I tell you what, the police would never have copped me." | |
| The call handler then says: "Are you saying you did it?" | |
| "I'm telling you I done it," the man replies. | |
| Det Supt Thornes said it was "difficult to say" if it was the killer and said it could be a hoax. | |
| However, she said it was vital to eliminate the caller from their inquiries. | |
| 'Not coming back' | |
| As part of his appeal on the programme, Mr Sheraz described the impact his brother-in-law's death had on the three sons he left behind. | |
| He said: "The eldest knows his father is not coming back, the middle one has a slight idea of what happened. | |
| "The youngster is still glued to the window thinking his father is going to pull up outside at any moment and his wait will be over. | |
| "How do you explain to a small child that someone stabbed his dad six times in the head? | |
| "And when he asks you why, and you can't answer, tell me how you would feel." | |
| 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 had worked as a self-employed taxi driver for A Cars. | |