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The CCTV images show the man outside school gates in Kings Norton, Birmingham

CCTV images have been released of a man who is believed to have been the last passenger of a taxi driver who died after being stabbed in the head. `

Mohammed Arshad, 36, was found injured in Wast Hills Lane in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on 22 July. He died in hospital the following morning.

Police believe the images show a man who called himself Peter when he rang A Cars, from Kings Norton.

The film shows the man walking towards a phone kiosk in Monyhull Hall Road. He called at 2019 BST, asking to be picked up from outside Broadmeadow School nearby and the film also shows him walking past the school gates.

Det Supt Shelia Thornes said: "We need to identify this man and would ask him to come forward so that we can eliminate him from our inquiry.

"I believe people who know him may recognise him from these images and if so I would appeal for them to contact the murder incident room immediately."

Mr Arshad, who worked as a self-employed driver for A Cars based in Pershore Road, collected the fare as requested outside the school at 2029 BST, she said.

Reward offered

Ms Thornes said seven minutes later a witness saw Mr Arshad's blue Ford Galaxy turning in Wast Hills Lane, before driving off towards Redhill Road.

Mr Arshad was found lying seriously injured in the lane, which is on the border of Birmingham and Worcestershire.

His car was found abandoned in nearby Shannon Road about an hour later.

West Mercia Police have offered a £10,000 reward for information which results in the arrest and conviction of the person who killed Mr Arshad.

The family of Mr Arshad have backed police appeals for help.

They have described Mr Arshad as a loving and caring man who was devoted to his three sons.

Police find knife in Birmingham taxi driver murder case

The weapon believed to have been used to kill a Birmingham taxi driver in a brutal murder has been recovered, police have revealed.

A knife was discovered in Mohammed Arshad’s Ford Galaxy after he was stabbed to death last month.

The father-of-three died in Selly Oak Hospital hours after being found fatally injured in Wast Hills Lane, Hopwood, on the Birmingham-Worcestershire border on July 22.

A post mortem examination showed he had suffered multiple stab wounds to the head, one of which had punctured his skull and brain.

West Mercia Police have put up a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer.

They have also released a composite image created from CCTV pictures of the man who is believed to be Mr Arshad’s last known customer.

Detectives said that the person who carried out the attack is likely to have had blood on their clothing.

Det Supt Sheila Thornes said: “We are still appealing for the male calling himself Peter who made the telephone call from the kiosk in Monyhull Hall Road at 8.19pm that evening to come forward.

“If you know anyone who came home that night with blood on them please contact the incident room.

“If they are not responsible they can easily be eliminated from our inquiries.

“This was an unprovoked attack from behind. Mohammed Arshad was going about his normal business, working hard to provide a service to his community.”

Mr Arshad was married with three small sons and he was a self-employed taxi driver for A Cars, based on the Pershore Road.

He was dispatched to Monyhull Hall Road after a man, who gave his name as Peter, called A Cars from a kiosk outside the Spar shop at 8.19pm to book the cab. Mr Arshad collected the fare ten minutes later.

Det Supt Thornes revealed that at 8.36pm the taxi was seen by a witness in Wast Hills Lane, in Kings Norton.

She added: “The vehicle was observed turning in the road before driving off towards Redhill Road. The witness then saw Arshad lying on the verge.

“He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries and died a few hours later.”

The taxi was found abandoned about a mile away in Shannon Road.

She added that there had been an excellent response to a number of public appeals and she wanted to thank witnesses who had already been in contact with information.

She added: “A CCTV trawl of the area has revealed some images of that person and we are appealing to him or anyone who knows him to contact us.

“We want the public to tell us who he is and where he is from.”

Mr Arshad’s brother-in-law, Mohammed Sheraz Hussain, who has also worked as a taxi driver, had previously said that Mr Arshad would never have put up a fight if someone tried to rob him.

Mr Ashad’s body was flown back to Pakistan for burial after a funeral service at a mosque in Small Heath on July 24.

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