UK: Asad Shah killer jailed for 27 years for murdering shopkeeper

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Sentencing Judge Lady Rae said: "I accept this killing was not motivated by feelings toward the Ahmadiyya community. But it was religiously motivated."

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By Matt Coyle | August 9, 2015

A man has been jailed for 27 years for the brutal knife murder of a much-loved shopkeeper at his store.

Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow last month when he pleaded guilty to murdering Asad Shah outside his newsagents in the south side of the city in March.

The killer returned to the dock on Tuesday to learns his fate and was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 27 years for the "barbaric and wholly unjustified act".

He raised his fist and shouted in court "the Prophet is great, there is only one Prophet" as he was jailed and led away by guards while many supporters in court shouted the same.

Judge Lady Rae said: "I accept this killing was not motivated by feelings toward the Ahmadiyya community. But it was religiously motivated."

Ahmed's QC told the court he was a "law abiding citizen" who was well regarded in his community before the murder of Mr Shah, which shocked his local community of Shawlands as well as Scotland as a whole.

Lawyer John Rafferty said his client did not come to Glasgow intending to kill the shopkeeper but "lost it" after something "disrespectful" was said.

The judge described the murder as an "appalling display of merciless violence", adding: "I note with considerable concern you have shown no remorse ... it is clear you are proud of what you did."

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