Asad Shah murderer jailed for 27 years

The High Court in Glasgow heard that on 24 March this year, having driven from Bradford, Tanveer Ahmed entered a newsagent on Minard Road and began arguing with Mr Shah, who was serving customers from behind the counter.

Ahmed produced a large knife, went behind the counter and carried out a sustained, brutal attack on his victim.

Mr Shah was dragged outside the shop where the relentless attack continued with Ahmed striking, stabbing and stamping on him. The brother of Mr Shah attempted to intervene in an attempt to halt the attack but was unable to do so.

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, said today: “Asad Shah was a well liked and respected member of the community who was savagely murdered by a total stranger.

“This was a brutal, unprovoked and relentless attack on an unsuspecting victim. It has left his family and friends devastated at the loss of a kind and peace loving man.

“Tanveer Ahmed’s crime has rightly been condemned by communities across Glasgow and the rest of the country.

”Tanveer Ahmed has committed the gravest of crimes and he will now serve a very lengthy period in jail as a result of his actions.”