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Small Heath mosque death 'premeditated' say victim's daughters | Small Heath mosque death 'premeditated' say victim's daughters |
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The daughter of a 75-year-old man who was stabbed to death on his way home from evening prayers said she believed it was a "premeditated attack". | |
Shazia Khan's father, Mohammed Saleem, was found after being stabbed three times in the back in Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham on Monday night. | Shazia Khan's father, Mohammed Saleem, was found after being stabbed three times in the back in Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham on Monday night. |
Two sets of CCTV footage have been released from around the time the grandfather-of-22 was attacked. | Two sets of CCTV footage have been released from around the time the grandfather-of-22 was attacked. |
West Midlands Police said they were puzzled by the motive of the attack. | |
The force said there was no evidence Mr Saleem had been the victim of a robbery or a racist attack. | |
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Mr Saleem's two daughters said it was "difficult to accept the brutality" of his death, which was "sad and devastating". | |
They said he was a "well-loved" and "respected" man within the community. | They said he was a "well-loved" and "respected" man within the community. |
'Unbearable and unbelievable' | 'Unbearable and unbelievable' |
Mr Saleem's other daughter Nazia Maqsood said: "Nobody should have to go through this. | |
"The brutality that he had to suffer - he was an elderly man - is just unbearable, it's unbelievable." | "The brutality that he had to suffer - he was an elderly man - is just unbearable, it's unbelievable." |
CCTV footage shows a white male, aged between 25 and 32, seen running in nearby Wyndcliffe Road wearing a ribbed or striped "beanie-style hat" at about the time the stabbing occurred. | CCTV footage shows a white male, aged between 25 and 32, seen running in nearby Wyndcliffe Road wearing a ribbed or striped "beanie-style hat" at about the time the stabbing occurred. |
Police said that he could be central to their inquiries, but could also be unconnected. | Police said that he could be central to their inquiries, but could also be unconnected. |
Other footage revealed at the press conference shows a people carrier vehicle, near to the mosque on Green Lane, with two white men inside, both believed to be in their 30s. | |
The driver is believed to be of a "stocky build", and police believe both men could be significant witnesses. | |
Police are urging these people, or anyone who knows them, to come forward. | Police are urging these people, or anyone who knows them, to come forward. |
Det Supt Mark Payne said the police will do "everything they can to bring justice" following the killing, which happened in such a "brutal fashion." | |
He said: "Whoever is capable of doing this needs putting in jail and that's where we're going to put them." | He said: "Whoever is capable of doing this needs putting in jail and that's where we're going to put them." |