The police have renewed their request for information on the whereabouts of a man sought in relation to the murder of a teenager in Cardiff in 2010. Mohammed Ali Ege is sought after the death of Aamir Siddiqui, 17 years old, murdered in his home 13 years.
Amir died at his home on Ninian Park Road, Roath on 11 April 2010 after suffering multiple stab wounds. The two men were found guilty of her murder and are currently serving life sentences, but police say they are “as committed as ever” to finding and arresting Ege.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the wanted man should anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. A reward of up to £10,000 is being offered for information about Amir’s murder. Last year, Amir’s family released a statement saying that time had “stopped” after his death and that “his life was cut short in the bitterest way”.
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“The pain we felt after his murder cannot be adequately described. He was the best, most loving, fun and generous person to leave behind for the family and friends who continue to mourn his loss,” the family said in a statement.
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“Our pain is compounded by the fact that we are still waiting for justice. As a family, we urge anyone with information that could help us close the murder case to contact South Wales Police.” Amir’s sister previously described the horrific day her teenage brother was murdered outside the house of the family.
Amir got a place to study law at Cardiff University and had to pass his A-level exams. On April 11, 2010, Amir was waiting for his professor, Karan. He was attacked after opening the door to the family home of Ben Hope and Jason Richards.
Both men were found guilty of the murder of Amir and the attempted murder of his parents after a four-and-a-half-month trial at Swansea Crown Court. They were sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison each.
Police believe it was Ege, from Riverside, Cardiff, who paid two men cash to kill a rival over an unsuccessful property deal. But Hope and Richards find the wrong house and kill Amir using the wrong identity.
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The Hunt for Amir’s Assassins
In the days and weeks after Aamir’s murder, Aamir’s parents, three sisters, family members and friends made repeated appeals to the public to help them find the killers of their “precious” son.
With her parents initially too upset to speak publicly, Amira’s sister Nishat stepped in to say at a press conference at Cardiff Central Police Station that her younger brother was a “friend” and “a precious thing we will miss “.
Police published descriptions of two men they wanted to speak to, while a £10,000 reward was offered and calls were directed to the BBC’s Crimewatch programme.
There were rumors about who was behind the attack. They escalated when T&A stores on Salisbury Road, Cathays were sealed off for several days while forensics looked for leads.
They followed the advice of shop owner Zaid Akbar, a father of two. He spent hours reviewing the CCTV footage after his mother, Sarwar Noor, then 70, recognized the descriptions of the men reported in the South Wales Echo.
Speaking at the time, he said: “I read an article in the South Wales Echo and it described these people in detail. I read it and my mum said they looked like similar people who walked into the shop.
Sarwar told Zeid how the two men asked for duct tape and gloves before leaving with only a pack of cigarettes.
Zaid passed the information on to the authorities and a few days later Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, were arrested by South Wales Police.
The couple didn’t seem to have anything to do with Amir and his family. While Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad and his sons were respected and popular, Richards operated in the city’s criminal underworld.
In prison he met co-defendant Ben Hope, and on the street they became friends like drug addicts.
Richards was at such a level of addiction that he trusted Hope to inject heroin into inaccessible parts of his anatomy after the veins in his arm went numb.
Hope himself was no stranger to the police. In 1997, he was sentenced to six years in prison for kidnapping and robbing a couple walking down a Cardiff street.
Yelling racial slurs from his car, he attacked them, pushed them both into his car, and sped off before crashing. Then Nadia and her accomplice fled on foot.
While in prison, he broke a prison guard’s nose, and when he was released, he threw poisonous liquid in a guard’s face after he was caught shoplifting. He was later convicted of carrying a firearm and sentenced to community service and a drug rehabilitation program.
Seventeen days after Amir’s murder, a team of detectives working the case made a discovery: Drunk Punk’s top was found in Tuff’s Quay.
It contained DNA that proved vital in the case against Hope and Richards.
Ege fled to India before he could be arrested for his part in the murder. He was arrested in India in 2013 and awaiting extradition when he escaped on April 12, 2017 while on his way to jail for a court appearance.
In a statement released on the anniversary of Amir’s death, South Wales Police said: “The criminals are once again seeking information on the whereabouts of Mohammed Ali Ege, wanted in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Amir Siddiqui. years in 2010. Cardiff .
“Amir died at his home on Ninian Road, Roath, 13 years ago today, 11th April 2010, from multiple stab wounds. Although two men were convicted of her murder and continue to serve life sentences, we remain committed. We ask anyone with information about his whereabouts to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
Source: Wales Online
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
