Man who paid for suspected killer to flee country jailed

A man who paid for a suspected killer to flee the country has been jailed.

Mohammed Syadul Hussain, 27, of Oswald Street, Rochdale has been sentenced at Manchester Crown Square today to five years after being found guilty of assisting an offender.

The verdict came at the conclusion of a two week trial, during which the court heard that Syadul had provided funds to help a man believed to be involved in the murder of Jalal Uddin flee the country.

On Thursday February 18, 72-year-old Jalal left a friend’s house on South Street, Wardleworth and began walking home when he cut through a play-area at the end of the street.

Jalal was unaware at the time, but he was being followed by Mohammed Syeedy and another man in Syeedy’s Vauxhall Astra.

Syeedy pulled up close to the entrance of the play-area and the other man got out and followed Jalal into the park.

It is believed that he then attacked Jalal with a hammer causing horrific head injuries.

In the hours following the murder, Mohammed Syadul Hussain became aware of Jalal’s death and openly expressed his approval of what happened on WhatsApp.

He later spoke with his friend, the believed murderer, on the phone before meeting with him and Syeedy in the early hours of Friday February 19. This placed him in the company of the two men responsible mere hours after the murder.

On Saturday February 20 Syadul withdrew £700 from his bank and met with the suspected murderer in Rochdale before handing over the cash. The man would then use the money to fund his travel out of the country.

Detective Chief Inspector John Harris, of GMP’s Rochdale borough, said: