A 21-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Dudley magistrates accused of murdering Dudley taxi firm boss Mohammed Haroon Zeb, known as Haroon.

Zaine Ali Hussain from Dudley was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder 39-year-old Mr Zeb, who was known as Haroon.

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After appearing at Dudley Magistrates' Court on Thursday June 23, he was remanded in custody to await trial in October.

Hussain was originally arrested in Dudley on February 12 last year by detectives investigating the Haroon’s death in Queens Cross, Dudley, on January 31 2021.

He is the 11th person to be charged in relation to the ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of popular Haroon, who ran Midland Taxis in Brierley Hill.