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Muntahar Ahmed was convicted of manslaughter for fatally assaulting 82-year-old Allen Karam Chand in Birmingham, with sentencing scheduled for a later date.
Following his guilty plea for manslaughter, Muntahar Ahmed will be sentenced at a later date, as confirmed by West Midlands Police.
After pleading guilty to manslaughter, Muntahar Ahmed awaits sentencing, as stated by West Midlands Police.
What we know so far
An 82-year-old army veteran, Allen Karam Chand, died following a random attack in Birmingham. The incident occurred on January 14 when Chand was pushed to the ground by 44-year-old Muntahar Ahmed shortly after exiting a bus on Soho Road.
Witnesses reported that Ahmed snatched Chand’s walking stick before shoving him off the kerb, leading to severe injuries, including a fractured skull. Despite being taken to hospital, Chand succumbed to his injuries a week later.
A investigations revealed that the two men did not know each other, and the reasons behind the attack remain unclear. Ahmed was arrested two days post-incident and initially charged with wounding, which was later upgraded to manslaughter following Chand’s death. He pled guilty and awaits sentencing.
Chand’s family described him as a ‘loving, caring’ man and expressed their grief over his untimely passing. Detective Sergeant Joanne Potter condemned the ‘unnecessary act of violence’, emphasising that there was no justification for Ahmed’s actions.
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‘Loving’ army veteran grandad, 82, dies after stranger snatches his walking stick | News UK
A ‘loving’ army veteran died after being pushed to the ground in a random attack.
Allen Karam Chand got off the 74 bus with Muntahar Ahmed on Soho Road in Handworth, an industrial area in Birmingham, on January 14.
Yet within a minute of hopping off, Ahmed snatched the 82-year-old’s walking stick and shoved him off the kerb just after 3.30pm.
Ahmed, 44, then walked off, leaving the grandad in the road with a fractured skull and significant bleeding on the brain.
Why Ahmed attacked Allen is unknown – neither of the men knew one another.
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Allen was taken to the hospital but died the following weekend.
Ahmed, of no fixed address, was arrested two days later after returning to Soho Road.
He was initially charged with wounding, which was changed to manslaughter following Allen’s death.
He pled guilty today and will be sentenced at a later date.
Allen’s children described their father as a ‘loving, caring’ man who ‘never deceived anyone’.
‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life,’ they added.
‘Jesus said whoever believes in me, though he may die he shall live.
‘Our father is not physically with us but he is alive with Lord Jesus.’
Detective Sergeant Joanne Potter said that following the ‘unnecessary act of violence’, Allen had little chance of surviving.
He added: ‘It remains unclear what prompted this attack but it’s clear this was not an act of self-defence.
‘There was no need for Ahmed to do what he did and it has ultimately cost an elderly man his life.’