Woman bailed over shooting of West Ham grandfather

Murdered: Akhtar Javeed
West Midlands Police
Hannah Al-Othman14 February 2016
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A woman arrested by detectives investigating the murder of West Ham businessman Akhtar Javeed has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

The 19-year-old was detained by West Midlands Police late on Friday at an address in Leicester on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Officers are continuing to question two men aged 18 and 26, who were arrested in Derby and Leicester, on suspicion of murdering Mr Javeed.

The father-of-four, aged 56, was shot in the neck during an attempted robbery at a drinks distribution warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham, on February 3.

The father-of-four was among five staff members who were tied up by masked men at his warehouse.

Mr Javeed is believed to have been trying to fight back when he was shot.

His family, who live in east London, said they have lost a "loving grandfather", and continue to be supported by specialist officers.

In a statement issued after his death, his family said: "He’s left behind a wife, a daughter and three younger sons, two of which are still so young and in school. He was a loving grandfather and his grandchild was the apple of his eye.

“He was an honest man who valued his family more than anything else. That’s why he was up here, he moved to Birmingham to run this warehouse so that he could provide for his family and he was planning to move back very soon.

Detective chief inspector Martin Slevin, who is leading on the investigation, said: "I continue to appeal to people to come forward, I firmly believe that someone out there may still have information that could help our investigation and I am urging them to call me or one of my team."

Detectives have seized a silver Renault Megane as part of the inquiry, having appealed for sightings of a car seen leaving Rea Street South with its lights off shortly after the shooting.

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