Seven jailed for trying to cover up murder of Bradford man
The group deleted CCTV and tried to clean up the scene following the death of Mohammed Feazan Ayaz
Seven people have been jailed for their roles in trying to cover up the 2019 murder of a man in Bradford.
20 year old Mohammed Feazan Ayaz was fatally injured inside a unit at Denholme Business Park, with his naked body being discovered in July 2019 on Saffron Drive.
Three men; Raheel Khan, Suleman Khan and Robert Wainwright, who were 27, 20 and 26 at the time of their sentencing, are already serving lengthy prison terms over Mohammed's death.
Two others were also sentenced for assisting an offender.
This latest group, of five men and two women, were all accused of perverting the course of justice for deleting CCTV footage and allegedly cleaning up the scene of Mr Ayaz' death.
The prison sentences handed down at Bradford Crown Court were as follows:
David Burnett (aged 43 and of Oakleigh Avenue) - 20 months.
Rafaq Ali (aged 38 and of of Kensington Street) - 14 months.
Iqrab Choudhury (aged 32 and of Sanford Road) - 12 months.
Kaukab Khan (aged 37 and of Galsworthy Avenue) - 6 months.
Komal Kurshid (aged 32 and of Athol Road) - 15 months.
Sarfraz Ahmed (aged 36 and of Brantwood Drive) - 4 years and 9 months.
Hassan Ali (aged 30 and of Thorn Lane) - 3 years and 6 months.
West Yorkshire Police Senior Investigating Officer Detective Superintendent Emma Winfield, said:
“This has been a long and complex investigation, spanning the last 6 years.
“12 people have now been convicted for their involvement in Feazan’s murder. We have never given up getting justice for him and his family and remain committed to pursuing and detaining the outstanding suspect in the case.
“I hope today provides some comfort to his family, knowing that these people who helped covered up the murder have been sentenced.”