Brothers and cousin jailed over fatal stabbing

Three brothers and their cousin have been jailed over the killing of a 22-year-old man in a stabbing in Walsall.

Mohammed Khan died after being stabbed multiple times on Bloxwich Road on 17 March last year.

At Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday, Asad Iftakhar, 28, was jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years after being convicted of murder, while Hassan Iftakhar, 34, and Zain Raja, 23, were each given life sentences with minimum terms of 18 years after convictions for the same offence.

Their cousin Amaan Khan, 22, was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for eight years. A fifth defendant, Iftakhar Ahmed, 53, was found not guilty.

Asad and Hassan Iftakhar were also convicted of possessing a knife and an axe respectively.

Police said the victim was attacked at about 17:15 GMT in front of members of the public.

Mohammed Khan had been carrying two large knives and tried to attack Raja, according to the West Midlands force. He was knocked to the ground before being kicked, stamped on and stabbed repeatedly, including to the back and neck, police said.

CCTV recordings and video footage captured by witnesses were used by police to piece together the events leading up to the killing.

Det Insp Joe Davenport, who led the investigation, said: "Although nothing can be done to bring Mohammed back, we just hope the sentences handed out give some comfort to his family."

He added the case highlighted "the devastating impact of knife crime and the dangers of carrying knives".

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