Police have arrested a sixth person in connection with the murder of father-of-four Yasir Hussain, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday evening (4 December) in Central Drive, Lower Gornal. On Sunday 9 December a 40-year-old man was taken into police custody for questioning.<\/p>\n
Another man who was arrested, Nabeel Choudhary, of Hope Street, West Bromwich, was charged on 7 December.<\/p>\n
He appeared at Walsall Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody. Three people arrested on suspicion of murder and a 21-year-old woman, who was being held on suspicion of assisting an offender were all released pending further investigation.<\/p>\n
Det Insp Jim Colclough, from West Midlands Police’s homicide unit, said: \u201cOur investigation continues at pace as we try to establish exactly what happened to Mr Hussain.<\/p>\n
“His family are being kept updated with these developments and continue to be supported by specially trained officers at this extremely difficult time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d also encourage anyone who has any information which they believe would assist our investigation, and hasn\u2019t already spoken to us, to get in touch.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019ve been working closely with our partners and local people to tackle violence in the borough and reassure members of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anyone with information can contact officers via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime.<\/p>\n
To remain anonymous call the independent charity, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Tell them what you know, not who you are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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