Overview
- A Leeds Crown Court jury on February 26 convicted Saqlain Ali, Basit Ali, Sakeb Ali Khan and Zeeshan Khan of murder, and found Asim Akram and Faizaan Akram guilty of manslaughter.
- Victim Shamus Hussain, 39, was followed into Crow Nest Park on July 12, 2025 after a verbal dispute on Pilgrim Drive and was beaten with bats and hockey sticks before being stabbed twice in the back.
- West Yorkshire Police assembled CCTV from surrounding streets and the park to reconstruct Hussain’s movements and identify the attackers.
- The case ran for more than six weeks, with the senior investigating officer describing the assault as a brutal and needless act and noting the convictions cannot restore the loss.
- Hussain’s family said they are heartbroken and remembered him as a much‑loved son, father and brother.