Wonga ‘collapsing’
WONGA has lined up potential administrators after a surge in compensation claims pushed the payday lender to the brink of collapse, according to reports.
The firm has said it is “considering all options” just weeks after shareholders pumped in £10 million in a bid to save it from going bust.
The lender blamed claims management companies for the rise, but said it was making progress against a transformation plan set out for the business. A 21-YEAR-OLD man is wanted by police following the murder of his former partner and her mother in an early-morning attack in a residential street in the West Midlands.
Janbaz Tarin is being sought over the killings of Raneem Oudeh, 22, and Khaola Saleem, 49, in Solihull.
The women were pronounced dead at the scene in Northdown Road yesterday.
Neighbours have told how they heard screaming outside during the early-hours attack and one woman said she saw a man leaving the scene in a van.
Detective Inspector Caroline Corfield of West Midlands Police appealed directly to Tarin to hand himself in and called on the public to contact detectives with any information.
She said: “As we have so far not been able to locate Tarin, I’m now asking for the public’s help in tracing him.
“If anyone knows where he is or thinks they may have seen him, I’d urge them to ring 999 immediately. If there’s anyone out there who may be shielding him through a sense of misguided loyalty, they need to be aware that they are committing an offence and will be prosecuted.”
“My message to Tarin would be that it’s vitally important that we get to speak to you as soon as possible, so please do the right thing and let us know where you are.”
One woman living nearby said: “I thought it was foxes screaming. She [one of the victims] was absolutely screaming her head off. He wasn’t speaking English, that’s for sure. He shouted something and then ran off.
“There was a lot of screaming and shouting and then I saw the guy run off. About a minute later I saw him leave in a van.”
The neighbour, who said she was “stunned” by what had happened, said she did not know the victims, adding that “they kept themselves to themselves”.
Another neighbour said he was woken at around 12.30am by screaming but assumed it was just people coming home from a night out.
The father-of-two, who also declined to give his name, said: “Then police knocked on my door and asked for some towels, so I knew at that point it was serious.
“I’ve got a young family so I was worried about what was going on.”
Forensics tents were erected on the front lawn of a property which was cordoned off by police tape in the road yesterday morning.
Police said house-to-house inquiries are being carried out.
CCTV footage is being examined, the force said, adding that there will be a visible police presence in the area in the coming days.
In a statement, the victims’ relatives said: “Our family is devastated with the loss of our loved ones.
“We would like to give thanks for all the love and support we have received.”