Five men jailed for life for Coventry mosque murder

Five men have been sentenced to life imprisonment and will serve a combined minimum of 120 year in jail for the murder of a father stabbed to death at a funeral in Coventry.

Haji Choudhary Rab Nawaz had attended a funeral at a mosque - along with his brother - near Durbar Avenue, on 2 October last year.

Afterwards they were followed to their nearby parked car by a group - armed with weapons - and they were both stabbed.

It was during an ongoing feud between families, which erupted into violence.

An attempt was made to drive off but the pair only managed a short distance before seeking help back inside the mosque.

Mr Nawaz, aged 52, sustained serious chest injuries and he sadly died a short time after arriving at hospital. His brother fortunately suffered injuries which were not life-threatening.

The group - consisting of Adam Razaaq, Faisal Mohammed, Hasnian Razaaq, Hasham Razaaq and Jenaid Mahmood - targeted the two men after seeing them at the funeral.

The car was smashed up following the stabbings and as part of enquiries by officer - who also established there was ongoing animosity between two closely-linked families.

Police evidence presented at court was that although Mohammed stabbed Mr Nawaz and Adam Razaaq the other man, all five were jointly involved in the violence which tragically culminated in the death.

After the incident all five quickly fled to different parts of the country but we were able to quickly identify them as suspects and all were arrested within nine days of the killing.

The following were also convicted of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon earlier this week.

Adam Razaaq, 21, of Long Lane, Halesowen, to serve a minimum of 25 years.

Faisal Mohammed, 30, of South Road, Birmingham, 27 years.

Hasnian Razaaq, 24, of Long Lane, Halesowen, 26 years.

Hasham Razaaq, 23, of Long Lane, Halesowen, 25 years.

Jenaid Mahmood, 19, of Markby Road, Birmingham, 22 years.

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