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| Mohammed Saleem death: Man charged with 'terror' murder | Mohammed Saleem death: Man charged with 'terror' murder |
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| A 25-year-old Ukrainian man has been charged with the "terrorist-related" murder of Birmingham grandfather Mohammed Saleem, police have said. | |
| Mr Saleem, 75, was stabbed as he walked home after prayers from a mosque in Green Lane, Small Heath, on 29 April. | |
| Pavlo Lapshyn, a student from Dnipropetrovsk, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. | Pavlo Lapshyn, a student from Dnipropetrovsk, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. |
| He was arrested following two explosions near West Midlands mosques. | He was arrested following two explosions near West Midlands mosques. |
| The 25-year-old is still being questioned by detectives investigating the blasts near the mosques in Walsall and Tipton, and a third in Wolverhampton, between 22 June and 12 July. | The 25-year-old is still being questioned by detectives investigating the blasts near the mosques in Walsall and Tipton, and a third in Wolverhampton, between 22 June and 12 July. |
| Mr Lapshyn, who has been in the UK on a temporary work placement since 24 April, was initially arrested on Thursday. He was arrested again on suspicion of the murder of Mr Saleem on Saturday. | Mr Lapshyn, who has been in the UK on a temporary work placement since 24 April, was initially arrested on Thursday. He was arrested again on suspicion of the murder of Mr Saleem on Saturday. |
| 'Anxiety and distress' | |
| Police said a post-mortem examination showed Mr Saleem had been stabbed three times in the back in April. | |
| The grandfather of 22 had been taken to Heartlands Hospital but was confirmed dead shortly after arriving there. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, from West Midlands Police, urged anyone with any information to contact the force. | Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, from West Midlands Police, urged anyone with any information to contact the force. |
| Mr Beale said: "We understand that these incidents have caused a great deal of anxiety and distress within local communities and I want to thank them for the way they have dealt with the developments and the assistance they have given my officers. | Mr Beale said: "We understand that these incidents have caused a great deal of anxiety and distress within local communities and I want to thank them for the way they have dealt with the developments and the assistance they have given my officers. |
| "For the family who lost a beloved grandfather it has been a particularly difficult time and we will continue to support them." | "For the family who lost a beloved grandfather it has been a particularly difficult time and we will continue to support them." |
| In a statement issued after Mr Lapshyn was charged, West Midlands Police called the killing of Mr Saleem a "terrorist-related murder". | |
| The force also said officers would be travelling to Ukraine in the next few days to learn more about Mr Lapshyn's past history. | |
| Louise Gray, a lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division, said she had been considering the evidence gathered following an investigation by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit. | |
| "I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge Pavlo Lapshyn with one count of murder," she said. |