£10,000 reward offered to find Birkby arson suspect Shahid Mohammed

Aug 22 2009 By Neil Atkinson

“No names are taken, calls are not traced or recorded and you won’t have to appear in court. Please tell us what you know, not who you are.”

Three people have already been jailed for the arson attack and Mohammed is a fourth suspect.

He would now be 26 and fled after being arrested during the initial investigation. The Muslim Council of Britain is also urging people to pass on information.

A spokesman said: “The Qur’an tells Muslims to assist and support the doing of good deeds and never to support any evil deeds.

“It is therefore the duty of every Muslim to assist the law enforcing agencies and the charity Crimestoppers by giving any information that they might have which could assist the police with their investigations to bring criminals to justice.”

The fire claimed the lives of Muhammad Ateeq-ur-Rehman, 18, Nefessa Aziz, 35, Tayyaba Batool, 13, Rabia Batool, 10, Ateeqa Nawaz, 5, Aneesa Nawaz, 2 and 6-month-old Najeeba Nawaz.

To help visit www.crimestoppers-uk.org or call 0800 555 111.