Tameside man jailed for life after murdering teenager and abandoning body on moorland

The body of 19-year-old Najeebullah Nekzadand was found in a car in West Yorkshire.

Gol Zazai
Author: Becky CahillPublished 6th Apr 2022

30-year-old Gol Zazai from Ashton Under Lyne was sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of Najeebullah Nekzad, who was also from Ashton.

The 19-year-old's body was found in a grey coloured Fiat Punto on New Hey Road on Scammonden Moor in August 2019.

A full investigation was launched with enquiries carried out in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and elsewhere.

T/ACC Pat Twiggs of West Yorkshire Police, who was the senior investigating officer in the case, said: “We welcome the sentencing of Zazai for his part in a truly callous offence in which Najeebullah was murdered and left abandoned in a remote part of Kirklees.

“The substantial sentence he has been given reflects the gravity of this crime, the motive for which, Zazai has never disclosed.”

He added: “We know Zazai didn’t act alone in committing this offence and the investigation into his killing remains open."

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