Three teenagers jailed for luring man to Birmingham park and killing him
They'll spend more than 30 years in prison between them
Last updated 5th Nov 2021
Three 18 year old's have been jailed for more than 30 years between them for stabbing a man to death after they lured him to a park in Birmingham.
Danish Mansha, Rimsha Tariq, both from Birmingham, and Daiyaan Arif from Sandwell, used the internet to find someone who they believed wanted to seriously sexually assault women and tricked him into meeting them.
29-year-old Sohail Ali was killed in Summerfield Park by the promise of meeting a girl on the 4th December last year.
Sohail was ambushed in the park were he was stabbed seven times and shot. He was rushed to hospital for treatment but died just after midnight.
After the attack the teenagers ran off, but CCTV footage captured as part of the investigation by West Midlands Police shows Mansha and Arif celebrating the kill with a fist-bump.
Police say the group were in regular contact with each other in the days leading up to the killing and Tariq continued to chat to Sohail via WhatsApp and Instagram up until half an hour before he was killed.
All of them denied murder but after a 10 week trial at Coventry Crown Court, Mansha and Tariq were found guilty of murder, while Arif was convicted of manslaughter. Mansha was also found guilty of possession of a bladed article.
The sentences were:
- Mansha, from Majuba Road, Birmingham, was jailed for life with a minimum of 19 years
- Tariq, from Bevington Road, Birmingham, jailed for life with a minimum of 9 years
- Arif, from Apsley Road, Oldbury, Sandwell jailed for three years and six months.
Detective Inspector Laura Harrison, from the force's homicide team, said: “This case is really sad. It was a completely senseless attack that took a life and changed three more forever.
“...I am pleased that we have been able to secure justice for him and his family. My thoughts are with them at this time.”
Following the sentencing Sohail’s family said: “We are pleased that the defendants were found guilty and sentenced...Sadly nothing can bring Sohail back to us.
“Sohail was murdered needlessly and his life has been stolen from him. The pain that we suffer from his loss is overwhelming. He will forever remain in our hearts.
“We are truly grateful and thankful to the police and legal team who worked so hard on my son Sohail's case to get him justice.”