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| Police search home over 1994 taxi driver murder | Police search home over 1994 taxi driver murder |
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| Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor was known to his friends and family as Shami | Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor was known to his friends and family as Shami |
| Police have searched a home in Nottingham for ammunition in connection with the murder of a taxi driver 31 years ago. | Police have searched a home in Nottingham for ammunition in connection with the murder of a taxi driver 31 years ago. |
| Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor - known to friends and family as Shami - was shot dead in his car in the early hours of 22 November 1994. | Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor - known to friends and family as Shami - was shot dead in his car in the early hours of 22 November 1994. |
| The 26-year-old, who was expecting a baby daughter at the time, was discovered by a milkman at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel. | The 26-year-old, who was expecting a baby daughter at the time, was discovered by a milkman at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel. |
| Nottinghamshire Police, which announced last year it was reinvestigating the murder, said it received information there could be evidence in the property, in Sneinton, but that no-one living at the address was connected to the murder. | |
| Mr Ghafoor was discovered by a milkman at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling | Mr Ghafoor was discovered by a milkman at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling |
| In November 2024, the force said five people were arrested on suspicion of murder in the Sneinton and Bakersfield areas. | In November 2024, the force said five people were arrested on suspicion of murder in the Sneinton and Bakersfield areas. |
| The four men arrested - aged 64, 57, 52, 51 - and a 47-year-old woman have been released on bail pending further inquiries. | The four men arrested - aged 64, 57, 52, 51 - and a 47-year-old woman have been released on bail pending further inquiries. |
| Another 43-year-old man from the Sneinton area was arrested on suspicion of murder a month later. He has also been released on bail pending further inquiries, the force added. | Another 43-year-old man from the Sneinton area was arrested on suspicion of murder a month later. He has also been released on bail pending further inquiries, the force added. |
| Police said a number of lines of inquiry were still being pursued, as well as "further forensic opportunities from the scene of the crime". | Police said a number of lines of inquiry were still being pursued, as well as "further forensic opportunities from the scene of the crime". |
| Det Ch Insp Clare Dean, who has been leading the investigation, said the weapon used to kill Mr Ghafoor was never recovered. | Det Ch Insp Clare Dean, who has been leading the investigation, said the weapon used to kill Mr Ghafoor was never recovered. |
| "However, we are following a number of leads around the ammunition used to take his life and therefore have carried out a warrant at an address in the Sneinton area," she said. | "However, we are following a number of leads around the ammunition used to take his life and therefore have carried out a warrant at an address in the Sneinton area," she said. |
| "Unfortunately, we can't go into lots of detail in order to protect the integrity of the investigation but we are looking for ammunition." | "Unfortunately, we can't go into lots of detail in order to protect the integrity of the investigation but we are looking for ammunition." |
| The force added there would be an increased police presence in the area while a "thorough search" of the property was under way, including in the roof space. | The force added there would be an increased police presence in the area while a "thorough search" of the property was under way, including in the roof space. |
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