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Family's tribute to minicab dispatcher as police hunt 'man in deerstalker hat'




Mohammed Yasser Afzal: detectives are trying to trace a man who was carrying a JD Sports plastic bag and wearing a hat

The family of a taxi controller knifed to death in east London today paid tribute to him as police revealed they are hunting a man seen fleeing the scene dressed in a deerstalker hat.

Yasa Afzal was stabbed seven times in the neck, back and torso by a man inside his office at Access Cars in Broadway, Stratford.

The 22-year-old was rushed to the Royal London Hospital after the attack on Monday but died later.

Today his cousin told the Evening Standard that Yasa was a “bubbly and helpful” young man who loved his family.

Mohammed Arfan Khaliq said: “He was popular for all the right reasons - bubbly, helpful to everyone in the family and community. He was in the office on his own, he didn’t stand a chance.

“He cannot be replaced, he was so special to everyone. Yasa loved kids and family, we are in shock. He wasn’t a fighter like others it just wasn’t him. He never spoke of having problems with anyone, he was well-liked. He just worked and came home all the time.”

Ishtiaq Ahmed, another of the victim’s cousins, said : “We just ask everyone to pray for our son. He had no enemies, we just don’t understand it. We don’t know who could have done this.”

Yasa was working alone in the office, answering phone calls and dispatching taxis, when he was attacked at around 8pm.

Detectives say they are trying to trace a man seen entering the cab office for a brief moment around the time of the attack. The man was seen leaving and running towards Chant Street .

Detective Chief Inspector John Sandlin, who is leading the inquiry, said : “We know the man was carrying a 'JD Sports' drawstring plastic bag and was wearing a distinctive deer-stalker type hat which has flaps covering his ears. I would urge anyone who may have seen him running towards Chant Street or nearby to call the incident room as soon as possible."

Police also appealed for people who were waiting at a bus stop outside the cab office or people on buses which stopped there to contact them.

Witnesses said a large crowd gathered around the office after the incident but that everyone seemed “calm”.

A by-stander, who declined to be named, said : “I was surprised to hear the boy had died but it does happen a lot in the area. The family are lovely - the boy and his brothers have always been really good, decent guys.

“It’s tragic but it happens here. The place is full of wolves. This will happen a thousand times over.”

Daniel Downes, who owns Swagga bar next door to Access Cars, said police tried “desperately” to save the young man’s life.

“I watched two officers fighting, in all that blood, to resuscitate him for a good while.”

Another man, who is thought to have been a friend of the victim, was killed several months ago in a similar attack, it was claimed.

Anyone with information is urged to call 020 8345 3865 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/fa ... 13694.html

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Sounds a right lovely place.

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IDFIMH

Your concern is touching Sussex............no doubt the family will appreciate it?

Working alone in an office like that is foolish.................as proved by events.................no doubt others in such situations will heed the warning...........if your employed in such a situation this will obviously alleviate the necessity of Risk assesment.

And of Course Stratford is a shytte hole par excellence notable for its particularly disgusting record of violence unhindered it seems by Police activity.........how surprising

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Let me get this right: No secure office with toughened glass between himself and the public or CCTV?

Oh and this guy was working in Bandit country?

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INDEED

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What's the bet, the guy who carried out the attack has mental health issues?

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Ex driver, is my guess.

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Duo due in court charged with Stratford minicab murder


A man and a woman from Barking are due in court this morning charged with murdering a minicab controller in Stratford.

Nargis Riaz, 21, and 23-year-old Gulam Choudhury are charged with murdering Mohammed Yasser Afzal on March 24.

They are set to appear for a plea and case management hearing at the Old Bailey today.

Riaz, of Fanshawe Avenue, Barking, denied the charge at a hearing on September 15 while Choudhury, of Heenan Close, Barking, is yet to enter a plea.

Mr Alzal, 22, was working at E20 Cars in Stratford Broadway when he was stabbed in the neck.

He died in hospital later that evening.

http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/cr ... _1_3846823

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Another man, who is thought to have been a friend of the victim, was killed several months ago in a similar attack

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

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Minicab murder: Jury retires to consider verdict


A jury retired today to consider a verdict in the trial of a Barking couple accused of murdering a minicab controller in Stratford.

Gulam Chowdhury, 24, of Heenan Close, Barking, and Nargis Riaz, 22, of Fanshawe Avenue, Barking, have been on trial at the Old Bailey for four weeks accused of murdering Mohammed Yasser Afzal.

A third defendant, Muhammed Khan, 23, of Lindsey Close, Dagenham, denies assisting an offender.

Mr Afzal, who lived in Norwich Road, Forest Gate, died after being stabbed at the E20 Cars control office on March 24 last year.

http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/cr ... _1_4037562

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Minicab murder: Barking love rival guilty of Stratford killing



A Barking man has been found guilty of murdering a minicab controller in Stratford last year.

A jury at the Old Bailey found Gulam Chowdhury, 24, guilty of killing Mohammed Yasser Afzal on March 24, 2014.

His girlfriend, Nargis Riaz, 22, who was also accused of murder, will face a retrial after the jury failed to return a verdict.

Mr Afzal, who lived in Norwich Road, Forest Gate, died after being stabbed at the E20 Cars control office in Stratford Broadway.

During the four week trial, the court heard how Mr Afzal, 22, was killed by love rival Chowdhury after his secret girlfriend Riaz felt she could not break up with him in case he showed intimate photos of her to her family.

Giving evidence during the trial, Riaz, of Fanshawe Avenue, had said she and Chowdhury, of Heenan Close, only planned to take Mr Afzal’s phone on the night he was stabbed.

The court heard that on the night Mr Afzal was killed, Chowdhury arrived at the cab office at around 8pm with an eight inch knife, vaulted the counter and attacked him before fleeing the scene.

He never regained consciousness and a post mortem examination revealed he had been stabbed 20 times.

Witnesses described how Chowdhury, who was wearing a distinctive JD Sports shoulder bag, had been seen lurking around Mr Afzal’s family cab office in the minutes before the stabbing.

He was placed at the scene following analysis of CCTV and phone records.

Det Insp Euan McKeeve called the attack a “ferocious assault”.

He said: “The level of violence used was shocking and ensured that Mohammed would not survive the attack.

“Whatever Mohammed’s motives were for the actions he took in attempting to maintain his relationship with a woman, he did not deserve to be murdered.”

A third defendant, Muhammed Khan, 23, of Lindsey Close, Dagenham, was found not guilty of assisting an offender in the case.

Chowdhury will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on May 1.

source: http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/cr ... _1_4044772

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Stratford minicab worker killer jailed for 28 years


A man who killed a minicab dispatcher in a "ferocious" attack in east London has been jailed for 28 years.

Gulam Chowdhury, 24, was convicted of murdering his love rival Mohammed Yasser Afzal at the Old Bailey.

Mr Afzal was killed outside a cab office in Broadway, Stratford, in March 2014.

The court heard Chowdhury, of Barking, plotted to kill Mr Afzal because of a row over a woman who had been in a relationship with both men.

The woman had told Chowdhury that Mr Afzal had compromising pictures of her on a mobile phone.

She had said he was threatening to expose their relationship to her parents, who did not approve.

Mohammed Yasser Afzal was stabbed 20 times in the attack

Mr Afzal, from Forest Gate, was working at E20 Cars when he was stabbed 20 times in the attack on 24 March. He never regained consciousness.

Officers managed to place Chowdhury at the scene of the murder through mobile phone records.

Det Insp Euan McKeeve said: "Gulam Chowdhury carried out a ferocious assault on Mohammed Afzal.

"The level of violence used was shocking and ensured that Mohammed would not survive the attack."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32549745

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