Overview
- Leeds Crown Court handed life terms to four men for murder and jailed two others for manslaughter in the death of 39-year-old Shamus Hussain.
- Saqlain Ali received life with a minimum of 21 years and 56 days, Basit Ali and Sakeb Ali Khan each got life with minimums of 15 years and 56 days, and Zeeshan Khan got life with a minimum of 10 years and 64 days, while Asim and Faizaan Akram were each sentenced to seven years.
- The sentences followed jury verdicts earlier this year that found four defendants guilty of murder and two guilty of manslaughter after a multi-week trial.
- Prosecutors said a dispute on Pilgrim Drive led a group to chase Hussain into Crow Nest Park, where they beat him with baseball bats and hockey sticks and stabbed him twice despite efforts by paramedics and an air ambulance.
- Detectives said extensive CCTV and witness evidence traced movements before and after the attack, including footage of men fleeing and discarding weapons, as Hussain’s family paid tribute to him as a much‑loved son, father and brother.