‘Our hearts are broken – this pain will never go away’
FAMILY PLEADS FOR INFORMATION ON SHAH’S MURDER
THE “heartbroken” family of Hounslow dad Mohammed Shah Subhani have visited the woodland where his body was found.
Detectives investigating the death of the 27-year-old, who went missing on May 7 last year, discovered “human remains” belonging to the Heathrow Airport worker in December.
Specialist officers made the tragic discovery as they searched an area of woodland between Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire.
Mr Subhani’s distraught family visited the area of woodland on Tuesday January 7 to lay flowers, pray and pay tribute to the young man.
His baby daughter, who was born after he disappeared, was also present.
Mr Subhani’s sister Quirat Subhani said: “Seven months after the disappearance of Shah, we were delivered the tragic news that our beloved brother had been brutally murdered and his body was discovered at Hedgerley Lane.
“When this heartbreaking news was delivered, we felt as if someone had pulled the ground beneath us and we had been swallowed whole.
“Shah was a loving and caring young man who had his whole life ahead of him.
“We as a family feel torn and broken after receiving the news of Shah’s body being discovered. We waited in hope and prayed that one day, against all odds, Shah will walk through the door. Never did we think Shah would be discovered seven months later, just 15 miles away from home.
“These monsters maliciously killed our brother and disregarded his body in a isolated woodland. We couldn’t even of fathomed this in our worst nightmares.
“His four-month-old baby girl didn’t even get a chance to experience all the love her dad had to give her, he was such an amazing son, brother and uncle, you can only imagine how much of an amazing dad he would have been.
“Our hearts are broken, this pain will never go away.”
Mr Subhani’s family now hope those behind his death will be brought to justice.
“The only thing we look forward to in our lives now is justice for Shah,” said Quirat.
“What happened to Shah, no one deserves. We appeal to the community to please help the police identify the monsters behind this atrocious crime.
“We beg you all to try to remember if there was anything suspicious you saw around Hounslow and Hedgerley Lane around May 7. Was there something that you thought looked odd? Did you hear something? We appeal to the public to please come forward and help justice to be served. Shah didn’t deserve this. No one deserves this.
“Help us unveil the faces of these monsters and get them behind bars.
“Lastly, we wanted to thank the Metropolitan police and DCI Noel McHugh for all their hard work. They have been very dedicated to and we have full faith they will do everything to get justice for Shah.”
Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh, who is leading the investigation, continues to appeal for information in the hunt to find Mr Subhani’s killer or killers.
It is believed Mr Subhani may have had almost £10,000 on him before he disappeared. Police have said he may have been involved in some criminality and got “out of his depth”.
It is also known the gym enthusiast had two phones at the time he went missing and police have said they connected to the network at 3.55pm and 9.04pm on May 7, but have not been used since. The later call was still within the Hounslow area.
Mr Subhani’s car was recovered with bullet holes in it by police on June 19 with a cloned registration plate, after a group of people were spotted inside the vehicle arguing.
This group had weapons on them, and when police tried to pull over the car, the driver did not stop and a chase took place, ending in the occupants of the Audi crashing into another vehicle and fleeing the scene.
A black BMW X5 that was on cloned plates – YC67MFY – was also recovered on August 3.
Police say the BMW had been stolen overnight from Reading Road, in Farnborough, and believe it may be significant in finding out what happened to Mr Subhani.
Police are keen to hear from anyone with information about this car’s movements from May 7 onwards.
More recently, in the search of the woodland near Beaconsfield, a number of pieces of evidence have been discovered, including spent shotgun cartridges – although police say that these aren’t related to Mr Subhani’s death.
The black BMW, which has been a key clue throughout the investigation, was seen “loitering” in the Hedgerley Lane area, where Mr Subhani’s remains were found, in the days after he disappeared. A post-mortem is ongoing. DCI McHugh said: “When I met with Shah’s family and broke this awful news to them, it was something that I hoped I would never have to do. It is incredibly brave of them to decide to speak publicly today, just a few days after what would have been Shah’s birthday [Jan 5].
“I believe that Shah’s discovery is something that his killer(s) were confident would never happen. Whilst this was the worst possible news for his loved ones, I believe it presents potential opportunities for our ongoing investigation.
“I think that this area is only familiar to a small group of people. You would probably have to know it existed, as opposed to it being stumbled across. I am keen to speak to people who use this area for such recreational activities, particularly if they were here in early May last year.”