Fourteen years for Newham manslaughter

A MAN who was convicted last month of the manslaughter of Titu Miah in Newham has appeared at the Old Bailey – where he was sentenced to serve 14 years in prison. The killer, Emdadul Islam, 23, had been found guilty of manslaughter at an earlier hearing.

Islam, of Fowler Road, E7, had pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon at the start of his trial and was sentenced to 24 months for that offence – to run concurrently with the sentence for manslaughter.

Islam had bludgeoned Miah with a baseball bat – after seeing Miah involving himself with the stabbing of a teenager which was carried out by Miah’s stepson, Yasin Patel.

Yasin Patel

Yasin Patel, 21, of Queens Road West, E13, had pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon at the Old Bailey at the end of last month. He returned to the Court earlier this month for sentencing, where he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Detective Sergeant Perry Benton, who led the police investigation, said, “Patel was identified as the person who stabbed the 16-year-old victim who fortunately did not suffer serious, lasting injury. The motive for this attack is unclear, although we believe it may have been due to a disagreement between Patel and a relative of the victim. This was a despicable show of violence in broad daylight on a residential street which resulted in a man dead and a young victim stabbed, and two people now facing long jail terms for their part in this incident.”

Shabina Patel, Titu Miah’s wife, explained the effect that the killing had had on her, sahying, “Losing my husband has left me in a place where I am barely coping. I am heavily depressed and am still struggling to sleep and eat since it happened. This loss is something I cannot have prepared for and is mentally really straining. Especially as I did not imagine him to pass away at a young healthy age by getting attacked.

“This has highly impacted myself and my family in ways I never expected. After his death, I have been staying with my parents and trying to adjust my life with these circumstances. Six months on, I have only just managed to move myself home with my kids to attempt to carry on with our daily life.

“I can see the huge struggle of not having my husband more day by day as it has severely affected our normal lifestyle. My seven-year-old daughter was extremely close with her father and it breaks my heart seeing her pain without him here. My husband always ensured our children were happy and they saw him like a friend. Similarly my other son is struggling without his father too. He is going through ongoing eye treatment for his severe eye condition and is lacking motivation and belief without his father by his side.

“Without my husband in my life, sadly I am not sure how I will be able to move on and grieve for my loss properly. We all deeply miss him every day and I am unaware of how much longer I can live like this and how my children can handle any more sadness.”

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