Overview
- Gary Piatek, 60, has been missing since April 2024 with no proof of life, prompting the homicide inquiry.
- Yosif Ibrahim, 43, of Broad Avenue, Leicester, and Omed Firuzman, 25, of Ashley Road, Bournemouth, are charged with his murder.
- Six other defendants are charged with assisting an offender, fraud or Proceeds of Crime Act offenses, including Dalya and Dilan Rabati, Ahmed Nabla, Diar Muhammedy, Mabast Khalid and Nazem Kakamando.
- Specialist teams continue extensive excavation at a Broad Avenue house in Evington, including digging with machinery and the demolition of an extension.
- Warrants were executed across Leicester, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Dorset as the early-stage investigation continues, with a 61-year-old released on police bail and officers appealing for information unrelated to counter-terrorism.