A man on trial accused\nof murdering Small Heath grandmother Riasat Bi allegedly searched\nBirminghamLive for updates on the incident whilst being on the run from the\npolice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Madni Ahmed, of\nCavendish Street, Stoke-on-Trent, is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Riasat Bi died of\nmultiple stab wounds after a frenzied attack at her Aubrey Road home last July.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her grandson,\nFaizaan Javed, was left paralysed after being stabbed repeatedly in the back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After his arrest his phone showed searches for the\nBirminghamLive Facebook page and WhatsApp messages from friends with links to\narticles on the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court heard Ahmed, aged 20, allegedly used his brother’s ID to\npurchase a haul of knives and machetes online in the days leading up to the\nincident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On June 26, he attempted to purchase items from online knife retailer\nBarrington Swords, this time using his brother Siam Ahmed’s provisional driving\nlicence as identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the purchases was a rambo survival knife which is believed to\nhave been the murder weapon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The blade was recovered from a rooftop gutter just yards from the murder\nscene, after drones were set to scour for evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The weapon was later examined, DNA of the accused was found to be\npresent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutor Michael Burrows told the court today: “A text message\nfrom BA Blades to Madni Ahmed’s phone shows they were unable to verify the\npurchasers age and asked for further verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“An order was then placed with Barrington Swords on June 26\nfor a cold steel Bowie machete, cold steel slant-tipped machete, ninja survival\nseven-inch and a rambo survival knife – total price \u00a396.43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“An image was sent back showing the defendant’s brothers’\nprovisional driving licence and the purchase was approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Messages sent from Madni Ahmed’s phone ask for ‘notification of\ndelivery’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Records show the delivery was made to Cavendish Street on July\n6.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jurors were told Ahmed left the Stoke-on-Trent home he shared with his\nparents and siblings, checking in to BH Residence – a Birmingham hostel – for\nseveral days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He left the hostel on the morning of July 12 and was described by the\nreceptionist as being ‘stressed’ and ‘pacing the floor’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Burrows added: “Someone sent a WhatsApp message with a link to a\nBirmingham Mail article about a live incident in Small Heath park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court was also read text messages sent to the device, following the\nincident and before Ahmed’s arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One read: “Your dad is upset, he is crying. Answer the phone.\nPlease ring us – stop being selfish. What have you done? Answer the\nphone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evidence was also heard from Neil Wilson, forensic scientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Wilson said he had examined blood found on the weapon dumped in\nrooftop guttering near the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: “Samples of blood were taken from 12 different areas on\nthe knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“DNA from at least three different people was found on the knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Madni Ahmed’s DNA was found on the knife.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case continues. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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