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Mohammed Saleem killed leaving prayers in Small Heath | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A grandfather of 22 has been stabbed to death while on his way home from evening prayers in Birmingham. | |
Mohammed Saleem, 75, was found after being stabbed four times in Green Lane, Small Heath, on Monday night. He died later in hospital. | |
Police said there was no evidence he had been the victim of a robbery. | |
Mr Saleem's daughter, Shazia Khan, said it was thought her father, who walked with a stick, may have tried to fight off his attacker. | |
Ms Khan said her father had been on his way home from evening prayers at his mosque in Green Lane when he was attacked at about 22:30 BST. | |
"He was very well respected in the community," she said. | |
"Everyone old and young knew him. | |
"Neighbours have told us they heard screams and called for an ambulance. It's thought he may have tried to fight off his attacker." | "Neighbours have told us they heard screams and called for an ambulance. It's thought he may have tried to fight off his attacker." |
She said her father was "such a lovely man" and the family was "so shocked" he had died in "such a brutal way". | |
'Very vulnerable' | 'Very vulnerable' |
Ms Khan said her father used to walk to the mosque five times each day. | Ms Khan said her father used to walk to the mosque five times each day. |
He lived in a terraced house off Little Green Lane with his wife. | He lived in a terraced house off Little Green Lane with his wife. |
Post-mortem tests are being carried out. | |
The area where the attack happened, which also includes Wyndcliffe Primary School, was cordoned-off on Tuesday. | |
Police urged drivers and pedestrians to avoid Little Green Lane and surrounding roads in Small Heath. | Police urged drivers and pedestrians to avoid Little Green Lane and surrounding roads in Small Heath. |
West Midlands Ambulance Service said Mr Saleem had been taken to Heartlands Hospital but was confirmed dead shortly after arriving there. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said Mr Saleem had been taken to Heartlands Hospital but was confirmed dead shortly after arriving there. |
West Midlands Police said detectives were examining CCTV footage and speaking to local residents, some of whom had tried to help the 75-year-old. | West Midlands Police said detectives were examining CCTV footage and speaking to local residents, some of whom had tried to help the 75-year-old. |
Mr Saleem was found injured near the school, which was shut on Tuesday. | |
Det Supt Mark Payne said they were still trying to work out the motive behind the "vicious attack". | |
He said there was no evidence Mr Saleem, who walked with a stick, had been a victim of a robbery. | He said there was no evidence Mr Saleem, who walked with a stick, had been a victim of a robbery. |
"He was a 75-year-old man, he was very vulnerable and he couldn't defend himself. It's important for people in the community to come forward and tell us what they know." | "He was a 75-year-old man, he was very vulnerable and he couldn't defend himself. It's important for people in the community to come forward and tell us what they know." |
Det Supt Payne said there was also "no evidence" that Mr Saleem had been a victim of a racist attack but said officers were examining every line of inquiry. | Det Supt Payne said there was also "no evidence" that Mr Saleem had been a victim of a racist attack but said officers were examining every line of inquiry. |