Detectives are re-investigating the brutal murder of a taxi driver in Nottingham with charity Crimestoppers offering up to £50,000 for information which leads to a conviction.
Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, aged 26, of Forest Fields, known to his friends and family as Shami, was shot dead in his taxi on Tuesday 22 November 1994.
He was found by a milkman at 4.30am at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel.
He had been shot in what has been described by police as “an execution.”
Shami was expecting his first baby daughter with his wife before his life was tragically cut short.
His wife gave birth five months later and his daughter never got the chance to meet her dad.
Now on the 30th anniversary of his murder, a dedicated team of detectives have been re-investigating the crime.
They are hoping to provide his family with the answers they desperately need and ensure justice is finally served.
Shami had been working as a taxi driver in the city on the night he was killed and was well-known among his colleagues.
The last known sighting of Shami was just after 2am in Carlton Square where he was seen with three Asian men in his black and white Ford Sierra.
The location his body was found was secluded especially at night and not a location usually used for taxi pick-ups or drop-offs.
The weapon used to take his life has never been recovered.
However, due to major developments in forensic science, a number of items have been examined from the scene of the crime which is providing detectives with new opportunities.
A number of people were arrested at the time of Shami’s murder but no one has ever been convicted of this horrific crime.
Detectives believe the answer to his murder lies within the community and are appealing for those who have any information, no matter how small, to please come forward.
Crimestoppers, a charity which is independent of the police, is supporting this investigation by offering a reward of up to £50,000 for information that they exclusively receive that leads to a conviction.
The reward is available for three months. They are appealing to the public to contact them anonymously if they have any information.