A thug who organised the cold-blooded execution of a taxi boss who was blasted dead in a drive-by shooting has been found guilty of manslaughter.
CCTV captures the moment
CCTV captured the moment Mohammed Haroon Zeb, 39, was fatally shot in the head in Dudley, West Midlands, on his birthday in January 2021 amid a bitter ‘tit for tat’ feud between families.
Akeel Hussain, 23, has now been convicted of manslaughter following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court after an investigation revealed that he helped arrange the carefully-planned attack and played a ‘prominent role’ in the shooting.
Why he was shot
Detectives found Hussain was injured after being hit by a car less than a fortnight earlier as part of a three year feud between two warring groups of families.
Mr Zeb was not believed to have been actively involved in the feud and detectives say the reason he was targeted remains unknown.
Gone on his 39th birthday
Mr Zeb had only just arrived outside his home when he was targeted by the thugs on his 39th birthday, the court heard.
Shocking video footage shows a Volkswagen Golf slowing down before flashes can be seen from the passenger window as five shots were fired.
The father-of-four was rushed to hospital but nothing could be done to save him and he was pronounced dead later that day.
