THREE men have been convicted of manslaughter after a feud between rival groups sparked a series of clashes that led to a man being fatally stabbed.
Mohib Tasharat, Kasim Ifzaal and Ibrahim Raza were among a group of men who chased and killed Bashir Mohamed in the early hours of April 22 last year.
Mr Mohamed was pursued by cars through Birmingham and chased on foot before being stabbed in the arm.
He bled to death at the scene in Ladywood.
Through CCTV and other enquiries police identified Tasharat, aged 24, and 26-year-old Ifzaal as being among the attackers.
Tasharat, from Wenlock Road, tried fleeing the UK for Pakistan the following day but officers detained him at Birmingham Airport before he could board a flight.
Ifzaal, from Ombersley Road, was arrested three days later in Dover as he drove towards the port to catch a crossing to the continent. And 32-year-old Raza was arrested on May 10 from his home in Oldfield Road, Birmingham.
Shortly before the 4.20am stabbing Mr Mohamed was involved in a shooting in Fulham Road, Sparkbrook, where a shotgun was fired at a house and the front door set alight.
He ran off and robbed a car at gunpoint in Ladypool Road to escape a group of men who emerged from the attacked property.
They pursued the stolen Audi in a Nissan Note, at times ramming its rear bumper, before both crashed on grassland near Ashton Croft.
Mr Mohamed was cornered in Shyltons Croft by the men – plus others who arrived in more cars having been called in to help with the chase – before he was stabbed.
They were charged with murder but following lengthy deliberations at Birmingham Crown Court the jury were unable to reach a verdict.
Tasharat, Ifzaal and Raza admitted manslaughter and were jailed for 11, 10 and six-and-a-half years respectively during sentencing on Friday (April 29).
A fourth man, Nabil Akhtar, was cleared of involvement in the killing.
Police believe three other men were involved and fled the country just hours after the killing and investigations continue to try to find them and bring them back to the UK.
Detective Inspector Laura Harrison, from the West Midlands Police Homicide Unit, said: “There was clearly some kind of dispute between two groups, which we believe escalated when a car deliberately rammed into a dessert shop in Ladypool Road last May.
“We believe that prompted the arson attack on the house in Fulham Road and the shocking fallout from that which saw Mr Mohamed chased and fatally stabbed.
“These men pursued the victim for several minutes in cars and were determined to cause him serious harm.”
A 27-year-old man suspected of petrol bombing the house in Fulham Road before the stabbing is due to stand trial for arson and gun possession at a later date.
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