Yasir Hussain: Fifth murder arrest over Lower Gornal stabbing
A fifth murder suspect has been arrested over the knife attack that killed Yasir Hussain in Dudley.
Mr Hussain, a father-of-four from Nelson in Lancashire, died after being stabbed in Lower Gornal on Tuesday.
And this morning detectives arrested a 40-year-old Black Country man on suspicion of Mr Hussain's murder.
The man is the sixth person to be arrested in connection with the stabbing and the fifth to be detained on suspicion of murder.
Nabeel Choudhary, from West Bromwich, is the only suspect to have been charged by police so far.
Shop owner Mr Hussain was pronounced dead at the scene in Central Drive, where he was attacked at around 9.40pm shortly after a van and car crashed into a nearby Chinese takeaway.
A post-mortem concluded that he died from stab wounds to the back.
Mr Hussain is understood to have left behind four children aged 13, 11, eight and four.
Choudhary, aged 20 and from Hope Street, was charged with murder on Friday evening and appeared at Walsall Magistrates Court yesterday where he was remanded in custody.
Three people arrested on suspicion of murder shortly after Mr Hussain's death have been released pending further investigation, as has a 21-year-old woman who was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Investigation continues
Detective Inspector Jim Colclough, from West Midlands Police's homicide unit, said: "Our investigation continues at pace as we try to establish exactly what happened to Mr Hussain.
"His family are being kept updated with these developments and continue to be supported by specially trained officers at this extremely difficult time.
"I’d also encourage anyone who has any information which they believe would assist our investigation, and hasn’t already spoken to us, to get in touch.
"We’ve been working closely with our partners and local people to tackle violence in the borough and reassure members of our communities."
Section 60 powers have been granted in various parts of Dudley over the past week, allowing officers to stop and search people where they believe to be a risk of violence without the usual 'reasonable grounds' justification.
The powers were authorised as part of West Midlands Police's response to recent violence in the borough, which has also seen armed police patrolling the streets.
