A man from Bradford has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the “barbaric, premeditated” murder of Asad Shah, a shopkeeper in Glasgow. “Asad Shah was a well liked and respected member of the community who was savagely murdered by a total stranger,” Wolffe added. There is due to be an Ahmadi community press conference later in Glasgow. Asad Shah disrespected the messenger of Islam the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Describing the murder as “in effect an execution”, she told Ahmed: “Your determination to kill Mr Shah was obvious.

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2016 10:01 UTC