GRINNING KILLER
has been incredible and I He worked seven days a have stayed for them.” week at the family store and
Asad’s widow, mum, dad also managed family properand sister have also spoken ties, along with taking care of their grief at losing their of his own family and son, and said they disagree friends and the with claims he was mentally community. ill “Asad spent 90 per cent of his day helping others around him in the community and the response from them speaks for itself.
“I carried him for nine months and raised him to be a good human being.
“To have my son robbed from me in this way… God will give me justice.”
Asad’s dad Naeem added: “I hope and wish for the government, the justice system, the prison service, the police, the community and the media to do more to safeguard the peace-loving people of Britain and take more responsibility to prevent the spread of hate and divide.”
His sister Mansoora said: “You just need to see the community outpouring to understand what kind of a person Asad was.
“He will always be remembered ...We need more people like him in this world.” IDOW Khalida described her partner as “perfect” and said: “For my life partner taken away from me in this inhumane way will never be justifiable.
“My husband of 12 years was the perfect gift for me to spend my life with in this world. He was a very loving caring person and took care of my every need. He always put others before himself.”
Khalida has also appealed to the government to make sure prisoners, such as Tanveer Ahmed, were “properly locked away from the community”. She added: “They should not have a voice outside of the prison walls.”
Asad’s mum Saqida said: “My son was fit and healthy. needed help. Athar, thinking he may have had an issue with a phone or computer, came upstairs from his gym in the newsagent basement to see Asad grappling with his killer on Minard Road.
The 36-year-old is unable to bring himself to say the name of his brother’s killer – Tanveer Ahmed – after what happened next.
He explained: “I came out of the gym empty handed with just my mobile in my pocket.
“I saw Asad and his murderer outside the shop door, both standing holding on to each other.
“The murderer was holding on to my brother’s shoulder with one hand and using the other to stab him over the head.”
Athar saw his brother trying to defend himself, and ran up to grab his killer when he was slashed in the neck. He still has a scar from his injury.
He said: “I picked up the advertisement stand and started hitting him on his back and side until he fell and let go of Asad.
“He dropped the knife and I helped my brother up and supported him over my shoulder, and asked him to run with me for help.
“The murderer had managed to get up and chase us right to the bus stop and kicked me. That’s where I lost Asad.”
Athar watched as Ahmed stamped on his face and head, before returning to the bus stop.
He explained: “When my brother was breathing his last the murderer just walked away and sat on the pavement next to the bus stop laughing and grinning as if he had accomplished his job.”
W. A MAN was taken to hospital after a fight broke out at a city centre bookies.
Two men were outside the William Hill shop in Sauchiehall Street when they got into a dispute with two other men around 3.50pm on Sunday.
They then went into the bookies where one man, aged 27, sustained a head injury and