Twins Asad Iftakhar and Hassan Iftakhar, their brother Zain Raja and cousin Amaan Khan have been jailed
15:09, 30 Apr 2026Updated 16:19, 30 Apr 2026
Zain Raja, Asad Iftakhar, Hassan Iftakhar and Amaan Khan
A killer family who ‘executed’ their rival in a horrific ‘four-on-one’ daytime attack has been locked up for more than 60 years.
Twins Asad Iftakhar and Hassan Iftakhar, their brother Zain Raja and cousin Amaan Khan unleashed brutal violence on Mohammed Khan in a street assault which played out in front of shocked passers-by.
Mohammed suffered multiple stab wounds and a traumatic brain injury after being punched, kicked, stamped and knifed to death.
The two ‘factions’ sought to ‘settle their differences’ in public, with the ‘vicious’ attack spilling out into the street.
Some of the killers filmed and photographed their horrific attack and even laughed as Mohammed’s brothers carried his lifeless, ‘bloodied’ body away from the scene.
The mother of Zain, Asad and Hassan also ‘supported’ her sons, coming out of her home during the onslaught and shouting “hit him, hit the f*****, get the stick, motherf*****’.
‘Defenceless’ Mohammed, 22, was taken to hospital but could not be saved and died a few hours later.
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All four killers stood trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, with jurors returning their verdicts in February.
They were sentenced on Thursday, April 30.
The defendants are:
Asad Iftakhar, 34, of Bloxwich Road, Walsall, was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 22 years, after being unanimously convicted of murder and possession of a knifeHassan Iftakhar, 34, of Bloxwich Road, Walsall, was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 18 years, after being unanimously convicted of murder and possession of an axeZain Raja, 23, of Harden Road, Bloxwich, was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 18 years, after being unanimously convicted of murderAmaan Khan, 22, of Harden Road, Bloxwich, was jailed for eight years after being acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter by a majority of 10 to 2
Sentencing, Judge Michael Chambers KC said Mohammed had initiated the violence and ‘behaved in a reprehensible manner at the start of the incident’.
But ‘nothing could have justified him being brutally murdered in the way that he was’, he said.
The victim was ‘executed in retribution of what he had done’, the judge added.
Judge Chambers said: “I’m satisfied that the true context of the incident was confrontation between rival, warring factions.”
He added: “No one has sought to put forward an explanation of what was going on.”
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Mohammed Khan died in hospital after being left for dead last March
The attack took place in Bloxwich Road, Walsall, at about 5pm on Monday, March 17, 2025.
The court heard how Mohammed – armed with a machete and a combat knife – was seen ‘chasing’ Zain before others got involved.
But Mohammed was ‘quickly overpowered and disarmed’, with both of his weapons falling to the ground.
Judge Chambers said: “In effect, he was no threat to anyone.
“He was then subjected to repeated and conceited stabbing, kicking and punching through a sustained incident, in effect for retribution for how he had acted previously.
“There was clearly an intention to kill.”
Asad was the ‘principal offender’, bringing a knife to the scene and repeatedly stabbing the victim as his three accomplices ‘assisted or encouraged’ him.
Judge Chambers told the killers: “I’m satisfied that from start to finish, each of you were fully aware that Asad had taken a knife out and was intent on using it and did use it.”
During the attack, Zain was captured on footage kicking the victim to the head four times, while Amaan kicked his body or head.
Hassan joined in, armed with an axe, but did not use it, instead delivering eight kicks or stamps to the victim’s head in what one witness said looked like someone ‘kicking a football and enjoying it’.
The court heard Mohammed suffered four fatal wounds to his neck, back and side.
He sustained 16 sharp force injuries, as well as blunt force injuries to his head and body.
The wound to his neck damaged the jugular vein, while he also had fractures of his facial bones.
The victim also suffered a traumatic brain injury.
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