Man Charged With Murder Of Zakir Nawaz

Detectives investigating the death of Zakir Nawaz in Washwood Heath have charged a man with murder overnight.

Waseem Azram has been remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court

The 29-year-old, of Ward End Close in Ward End, was arrested on Monday.

Two other men, aged 18 and 43, were also arrested on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender respectively; both were bailed until a date in November pending further enquiries.

Father-of-two Zakir Nawaz was found injured on Highfield Road, Washwood Heath at around 10pm on Saturday 10 September. A post-mortem revealed he died from a stab wound to the chest.

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