Man jailed for eight years over fatal stabbing

A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting murdering a man in a stabbing in Birmingham.

Adil Iqbal, 27, was among a gang who pursued 26-year-old Bashir Mohamed in a car and on foot before he was attacked in Shyltons Croft, Ladywood, in April 2021, West Midlands Police said.

Iqbal fled the country shortly after the killing but was detained on his return to the UK in November, the force added.

The 27-year-old from Aston, pleaded guilty in April and was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday.

The attack followed a dispute between rival groups in Sparkbrook, where a shotgun was fired at a house and the front door set alight, police said.

Three other men, Mohib Tasharat, Kasim Ifzaal and Ibrahim Raza, were jailed in May 2022 after admitting manslaughter.

They were sentenced to 11, 10 and six-and-a-half years in jail respectively.

However, West Midlands Police has said, despite the four convictions, they still believe others were involved.

The force said enquiries were continuing to identify other suspects.

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