Birmingham man found guilty of cousin's murder after family dispute

Nadir Ali became embroiled in a family dispute over land in Pakistan that had been given to him by his aunt last summer.

During a two-week trial, Birmingham Crown Court heard how Hashim Khan – who is Ali's cousin and brother-in-law – was killed as a result of an argument over property, which he felt should have been returned to his mother.

It transpired that the land and series of properties and shops in Pakistan, estimated to be worth around £200,000, was owned by their grandad who had died and left it to Mr Khan's mother. She decided to transfer it over to her nephew, 32-year-old Ali, but her sons wanted to discuss how unfair they thought it was.

The Khan family sought advice from a close family friend on August 23, and he agreed to act as a mediator. That evening, one of Mr Khan’s brothers decided to record the meeting on Wilton Road in Sparkhill and all was going well – until Ali got heated over a comment which had apparently previously been made about his father.

At that point, Ali launched into a frenzied attack against his own cousin, producing a knife from his pocket and launching at him continuously. Other family members were stabbed and injured as they tried in vain to stop the attack, which eventually spilled out onto the street.

CCTV enquiries later showed Mr Khan and his brothers staggering out of the house and into the road, before collapsing from their injuries. A forensic post-mortem revealed that 37-year-old Mr Khan had been stabbed 11 times by his cousin.

Officers found Ali in the house where the attack had taken place later that night and captured him on body-worn camera standing in a blood-stained hallway, admitting he had solely caused the injuries to the men.

At Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday(12) Ali, of Edward Road in Balsall Heath, was found guilty of murder and three charges of wounding with intent by a jury.

Ali will be sentenced next week.