Public inquiry into imam murder

A PUBLIC inquiry will be held to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of a murdered imam.

-  CHRIS SLATER

Jalal Uddin, 71, was bludgeoned to death in a children’s play area in Wardleworth, Rochdale, on February 18, 2016.

Mr Uddin suffered multiple injuries to his head and face in the fatal attack. The police investigation concluded Mr Uddin was murdered by Mohammed Kadir, then 24, who had acted together with Mohammed Hussain Syeedy.

Kadir – the man a court heard is believed to have dealt the fatal blows to Mr Uddin – escaped to Istanbul via Copenhagen in the days after his death.