MURDER APPEALS 30 YEARS ON FIVE ARRESTS AMID RE-INVESTIGATION OF
NOTTINGHAM CABBIE’S MURDER 30 YEARS AGO
Police officers have arrested five people as they investigate the murder of a Nottingham cabbie found dead in his cab 30 years ago. Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, 26, known to family and friends as Shami, was shot dead on Tuesday, November 22, 1994, in what police described as “an execution.” A milkman found him at 4.30am at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel. On the 30th anniversary of the murder, a team of detectives started re-investigating the crime to try and provide answers for Shami’s family. A press conference was held last Friday, where his family called for answers and said his murder
meant they’d been “living a life sen- tence”. Now Not- tinghamshire Police has con- firmed that five people were arrested on suspicion of murder in the Sneinton and Bakersfield areas on Wednesday 27 November. They are four men, aged 64, 57, 52, 51 and a woman aged 47. The force say there will be a large police presence around both areas while investigations continue. Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin said: “Firstly, I would like to thank the community and the media for sharing our appeal for information. “This was a dreadful crime that has
left Shami’s family waiting 30 years for answers. “Following our appeal, we have received numerous calls from the public and I’d like to personally thank them for their support. “Please continue to share our appeal and contact us with any information you may have. “We know that the answer to Shami’s murder lies within the community, and we’d encourage anyone with information to please continue to get in touch with our officers or through Crimestoppers which is offering up to £50,000 for any information which leads to a conviction.” Call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or call 101 quoting incident num- ber 0300 of November 15, 2024.
POLICE APPEAL THIRTY YEARS ON FROM HORRIFIC FIRE ATTACK ON LIVERPOOL PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER
A PH driver was tragically killed in a horrific fire attack outside his home in Walton, Liverpool in the early hours of November 15, 1994. Barry Bailey, 42, had just returned home from work when he was ambushed by
assailants who
doused him with a flammable liquid and set him alight. The “fireball attack” that left Bailey with 80% burns was the culmin- ation of a campaign of intimidation in the days before his death. Sadly Mr Bailey succumbed to his injuries a week later with his wife and two sons by his side. The incident followed a series of disturbing events, including the smashing of his taxi and house
12 windows and
phantom phone calls to his landline. Despite extensive investigations by Merseyside Police, no one has been charged with Mr Bailey’s murder. The force remains committed to solving the case and urges anyone with information to come forward. Police reports at the time noted how “a man filled a cannister of petrol at around 2am from the all- night garage beside the Black Bull pub in Walton”. The man then left on foot towards Walton Vale, near where Mr Bailey lived, before neighbours reported seeing the
dad on fire. In days
following the attack,
Northway taxis - the firm where Mr Bailey worked - offered a £10,000 reward for information that could help find those responsible. Meanwhile police appealed for information about the man carrying the petrol can, as well as asking the owner of a light coloured Ford Orion parked near Mr Bailey’s home to come forward. DCI Russ Walsh, who led the initial investigation, described the attack as “horrific and barbaric.” On the 30th anniversary of Mr Bailey’s death, Merseyside Police is renewing its appeal for inform- ation to help capture his killers.
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