Men who murdered 'much loved father' in Yorkshire are jailed for life

Khuram Javed, a 30-year-old solicitor, was lured onto a footpath and shot three times while he was socialising with friends at a flat near Bramall Lane football stadium in April last year.

Samsul Mohamed, 19, who pulled the trigger, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 32 years at Sheffield Crown Court today, after he was found guilty of murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

His accomplice Tinashe Kampira, 20, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 26 years, after he was convicted of the same offences.

Mohamed’s two brothers Sohidul Mohamed, 24, and Saydul Mohamed, 22, were both sentenced to three-and-a-half years for assisting an offender, as they transported the killers to a safehouse in Reading after the attack.

In a statement read out in court, the victim’s wife Sanna Munir paid tribute to her “best friend and soul mate” and said he had “presence and wisdom beyond his years”.

Ed Hulbert, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Khuram Javed was a much-loved husband and father of two young children.

“He was murdered in cold blood, gunned down in front of his friends after an evening of socialising.

“This was a brutal crime which has shocked the local community and left his family devastated. His murderers are now facing life in prison.

“Our thoughts remain with his widow and young children.”

Detective Chief Inspector Mick Hakin, who led the investigation, said: “This was an extremely violent attack, which once again lays bare the heart breaking implications of knife and gun crime.

"Not only has Khurm very sadly lost his life as a result of this senseless act, but his family, including his wife and two children, have been left distraught and will have to live with the consequences of these two men’s actions for the rest of their lives.

“My thoughts today are once again with Khurm’s family. They have shown great courage and dignity throughout these proceedings.

"I know that no length of sentence will bring Khurm back to them, but I hope they feel that, in some small way, justice has been done."