WALES’ MOST WANTED
11 YEARS AFTER 17-YEAR-OLD A-LEVEL STUDENT AAMIR SIDDIQI WAS HACKED TO DEATH ON HIS CARDIFF DOORSTEP IN A HORRIFIC CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, POLICE RELEASE NEW PICTURES OF THE FUGITIVE THEY BELIEVE ORDERED THE KILLING
POLICE have issued a new image of Wales’ most wanted man on the anniversary of the brutal killing of a Cardiff A-level student.
Aamir Siddiqi was brutally murdered at his family home in Roath on the afternoon of Sunday, April 11, 2010 while waiting for his Koran teacher.
Aamir was the one who opened the door to the two men and they set about attacking him with daggers. They were described by Aamir’s dad as “howling” like animals as they stabbed Aamir multiple times in the torso.
Ben Hope and Jason Richards were found guilty murdering Aamir and the attempted murder of his parents following a four-and-a-half-month trial at Swansea Crown Court.
They were sentenced to 40 years in prison each.
Police believe that it was Mohammed Ali Ege who paid the pair cash to kill a rival over a collapsed property deal. Drug addicts Hope and Richards got the wrong house and murdered by mistake.
Ege, from Riverside, Cardiff, remains on the run.
The 42-year-old fled to India before he could be arrested in connection with Aamir’s murder.
He was arrested in India in October 2011 and was awaiting extradition when, on April 12, 2017, he managed to escape while out of prison for a court hearing.
Four years on, his current whereabouts remain unknown. Detectives leading the hunt have released a new image of Ege which was taken following his arrest in India in 2013 in the hope it will lead to any recent sightings being reported to police.
They continue to work with the National Crime Agency and international law enforcement agencies to trace Ege and return him to the UK.
The Europol appeal says Ege is believed to travel extensively with the use of false documentation and may have changed his appearance.
It also lists a range of aliases he uses including Ahmed Aheris, Ahmed Ali, Kalid Ali, Muhammed Ali, Tarik Mohamed Ali, Ali Mohammed, and Tarik Ali Mohammed.
A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said: “Aamir’s family continue to be updated and supported by specially-trained family liaison officers.
“We urge anyone with information about the whereabouts of Mohammed Ali Ege to get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Incident Public Portal at mipp.police.uk.
You can also call 101, quoting refeence 1700150924, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.