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Uber minicab driver who murdered Shawlands shopkeeper Asad Shah to be sentenced today


A Uber minicab driver who murdered a shopkeeper for claiming he was a prophet will be sentenced today.

Tanveer Ahmed, 32, travelled from Yorkshire to Glasgow to confront Asad Shah at his store before pulling out a knife and stabbing the 40-year-old.

Ahmed claimed to have been offended by clips Mr Shah had posted online which he said ''disrespected the Prophet Muhammad''.

The Bradford father-of-three will be sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow after admitting the murder in Glasgow's Shawlands area on March 24.

Mr Shah's brother and a shop assistant tried to fend Ahmed off as he launched his attack on the popular businessman, described by locals as a ''pillar of the community''.

The Shah family, who moved to Scotland from Pakistan in the 1990s to escape persecution, belong to the Ahmadi sect of Islam whose beliefs differ from the majority of Muslims.

The court heard their belief that Prophet Muhammad was not the final prophet was a view many consider blasphemous.

In a statement released through his lawyer after the killing, Ahmed said: ''If I had not done this others would have and there would be more killings and violence in the world.''

Judge Lady Rae told Ahmed ahead of sentencing: ''There's no justification whatsoever for what you did.''

source: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1467 ... ced_today/

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in the original article the driver is back to being a taxi driver - but he did drive PH and he did drive for Uber - and he did drive his knife through an innocent mans body.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Uber minicab driver shows no remorse after he is jailed for 27 years for "execution" of Shawlands shopkeeper Asad Shah



A KILLER showed no remorse after he was jailed for life for the "execution" of popular Shawlands shopkeeper Asad Shah .

Tanveer Ahmed, 32, was told at Glasgow’s High Court on Tuesday that he will spend a minimum of 27 years in prison for the murder of the 40-year-old on March 24.

The killing, which was described by Lady Rae as an execution, happened at Mr Shah convenience store in Minard Road.

Mr Shah, an Ahmadi Muslim who moved from Pakistan to Glasgow in 1998, was discovered outside his shop with stab wounds and rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

He had wished Christians a "very happy Easter" on Facebook hours before the brutal murder.

Uber minicab driver Ahmed was arrested and following a court hearing in April he released a statement through his lawyer saying Mr Shah had "disrespected the message of the Prophet Muhammad".

He said the shopkeeper "claimed to be a prophet" and that "if I had not done this others would".

The court was previously told Ahmed, a Sufi Muslim, drove from Bradford to Glasgow on the day of the murder and engaged in a discussion with Mr Shah at his store before pulling out a knife and attacking the shopkeeper.

En route to Glasgow he had watched online footage of Mr Shah and made the comment "something needs to be done, it needs nipped in the bud".

Mr Shah fled violence in Pakistan to join his family in Scotland in 1998 and was granted asylum.

Ahmadis differ from the majority of Muslims in that they do not hold that Muhammad is the final Prophet.

Evidence gathered showed that Mr Shah had posted videos on Facebook and YouTube which could be seen as him claiming that he was a Prophet.

Lady Rae said the murder was a "brutal, barbaric and horrific crime resulting from intolerance."

She told the court the CCTV footage captured during the murder was "an appalling display of merciless violence".

She said: "You repeatedly stabbed Mr Shah and when his shop assistant bravely disarmed you, you did not desist but, determined to end his life, you continued the assault by repeatedly and forcefully punching, kicking and stamping on your victim's head and neck.

"You ignored the pleas of Mr Shah's brother to stop the attack. Such was the force of your repeated blows that some of the head and neck injuries found at the post mortem were described as being more commonly seen in victims of road accidents."

The court heard Ahmed, from Bradford, was highly regarding within his own community.

The Judge said she had received glowing references and touching letters from Ahmed's children.

When Ahmed was taken down to the cells, he raised a clenched fist and shouted loudly: "Praise for the Prophet Muhammad, there is only one Prophet."

Some of his supporters in the courtroom responded by raising their arms and repeating the phrase.

Female relatives of Ahmed were in tears as they left the court.

Police Scotland officers said from the outset that they believed the attack was religiously prejudiced.

Chief Superintendent Brian McInulty, Local Policing Commander for Greater Glasgow Division, said, "Our thoughts continue to be with the family of Asad Shah, whose presence in the community is very much missed by everyone who knew him.

"I hope that the sentencing today will reassure the immediate community in Glasgow's south-side as well as communities all across Scotland that acts of violence such as this are utterly unacceptable and cannot be justified.

"Glasgow is a strong, united, multi-faith community that has immense pride in its diversity. In fact, our communities celebrate this diversity, with people from all backgrounds, faiths and culture living, working and socialising together. Religious intolerance in any form is simply not tolerated in our society and Police Scotland will work in partnership with our communities to eradicate such behaviour, to ensure that no individual, group or community feels isolated, marginalised or threatened."

source: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1467 ... _27_years/

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Fist-waving mob screams ‘praise for the Prophet Muhammad’ as cowardly killer is sentenced

SUPPORTERS of a cowardly Muslim knifeman who murdered a popular shop keeper raised their fists and screamed “Praise for the Prophet Muhammad” as he was jailed for life.

Tanveer Ahmed, 32, travelled from Yorkshire to Glasgow to confront Asad Shah

The court heard Tanveer Ahmed, 32, travelled from Yorkshire to Glasgow to confront Asad Shah at his store before pulling out a knife and stabbing the 40-year-old over a religious spat.

Ahmed claimed to have been offended by clips Mr Shah had posted online which he said “disrespected the Prophet Muhammad”.

Just hours before he was murdered popular Mr Shah wished his Christian customers a happy Easter on Facebook.

Watching one clip on his phone on the day of the murder Ahmed was heard in a phone message to say "listen to this guy, something needs to be done, it needs nipped in the bud".

Judge Lady Rae said Ahmed had carried out a "brutal, barbaric, horrific crime" for which he had shown no remorse and even appeared proud of what he had done.

But today, as he was led out of court he was cheered by around 20 supporters.

As Ahmed was led away, he raised a clenched fist and shouted loudly: "Praise for the Prophet Muhammad, there is only one Prophet."

The Muslim supporters responded by raising their arms and repeating the phrase.

Asad Shah was popular in his community and wished shoppers a happy Easter hours before murder

"Asad's family have lost a peaceful, kind and loving brother, son and uncle who can never be replaced

Family statement

A statement released on behalf of the family of Mr Shah said: "Asad's family have lost a peaceful, kind and loving brother, son and uncle who can never be replaced.

"Most of his family have now left or are in the process of leaving Scotland, a country they came to seek safety in.

"They are grateful to the Lord Advocate, Crown Office and Police Scotland for their hard work and compassion."

The Shah family, who moved to Scotland from Pakistan in the 1990s to escape persecution, belong to the Ahmadi sect of Islam whose beliefs differ from the majority of Muslims.

The court heard their belief that Prophet Muhammad was not the final prophet was a view many consider blasphemous.

In a statement released through his lawyer after the killing, Ahmed said: "If I had not done this others would have and there would be more killings and violence in the world."

Judge Lady Rae told Ahmed: "It is clear this was a barbaric, pre-meditated and wholly unjustified killing of a much-loved man who was a pillar of the local community."

"Your determination to kill Mr Shah was obvious. What is so chilling is that what you did was calculated and deliberate.

"You did not know the deceased but you decided that you had a duty to kill him."

Following the confrontation during which the shopkeeper was unwilling to change his views, the judge said Ahmed had carried out "what was in effect an execution".

She said she accepted that the crime was not the result of prejudice against the Ahmadi community but that it was religiously motivated.
Lady Rae said: "It's clear you are proud of what you did. You seem oblivious to the fact that you have devastated a family."

Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC said: "Asad Shah was a well-liked and respected member of the community who was savagely murdered by a total stranger.

"This was a brutal, unprovoked and relentless attack on an unsuspecting victim. It has left his family and friends devastated at the loss of a kind and peace-loving man.

"Tanveer Ahmed's crime has rightly been condemned by communities across Glasgow and the rest of the country."

source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/698104 ... d-for-life

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Nutty as f*****g fruit cases.

Welcome to 2016.

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IDFIMH

I have to agree - I mean imagine believing there's a superior being - all these religious types need locked up whatever invisible, all seeing being they imagine in their deluded little minds - life is sh*t - don't go believing the invisible man is going to help ffs.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

No wonder people think of them as deluded fools. Like I said in a previous post, he was one of the good ones. He was well liked within the local community, he didn't believe in the sky fairy for which he paid for with his life.