Flower tributes and heartwarming notes have been pouring in after a young man lost his life on Lozells Road in Birmingham. The incident occurred on a Sunday afternoon when the unfortunate victim was knifed to death during broad daylight hours.
The man, who has been named as Mazammal Mahmood Butt, was murdered outside of Muzammal Halal Butchers Shop. Emergency services were called to the scene before 3:30 pm, when the victim was taken into hospital and later pronounced dead.
A notice outside of the butcher’s shop a few days after the incident announced that the premises would be closed to the public for some time. It read: “Shop will be closed 3 days due to fatality.” It also informed those wishing to pay their respects that they could do so at Zia ul Quran Masjid, which is the local Mosque on Alum Rock Road.
The deceased was nicknamed ‘Zamy’ and will be a strongly missed member of the surrounding community. He is believed to have lived in the apartment above the butcher’s and was well-liked by the fellow shop-owners in the area.
The police have arrested a man and a woman in relation to the incident. Mobeen Shazad, aged 27 and also from Lozells was arrested from a car shortly after the attack. It is believed that he knew Zamy prior to the stabbing. Sheridan Fitzimmons aged 28 from Highgate was also put under arrest. The pair will be held on trail at Birmingham Magistrates court with murder charges.
Another man-made an appearance outside of the Butcher’s during the time that it had been sectioned off from the public due to ongoing investigation. He was permitted to go inside the premises with a police family liaison officer. When he came out of the building, he was clearly distraught and began to weep. He was then led away by his peers.
