{"id":363382,"date":"2025-08-22T00:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/363382\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:29:20","slug":"wembley-and-romford-murders-happen-days-apart-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/363382\/","title":{"rendered":"Wembley and Romford \u2018murders\u2019 happen days apart in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The incidents in Romford and Wembley in the last week have left their local communities shocked.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  There is no indication that the incidents are linked, and these are only the incidents that\u00a0Newsquest London\u00a0is aware of.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Last weekend, Zahwa Salah Mukhtar was found fatally wounded in an attack in Chadwell Heath Lane around 5.30am on August 16.<img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The \u201cdearly loved\u201d 27-year-old had been out with friends in Hackney earlier that day, but was pronounced dead hours later.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  FULL STORY:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.romfordrecorder.co.uk\/news\/25397843.chadwell-heath-murder-victim-named-zahwa-salah-mukhtar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Loving\u2019 woman &#8216;murdered&#8217; in Chadwell Heath named and pictured for first time<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and a 21-year-old and 22-year-old were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A 35-year-old man was arrested the next day on suspicion of assisting an offender.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  All four men remain in police custody.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Only three days later on August 19, a man was stabbed to death in Wembley.<img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Shazad Khan, 41, was found injured in Monks Park around 6.10pm and died soon after.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  FULL STORY:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilburntimes.co.uk\/news\/25405991.monks-park-wembley-ice-cream-seller-stabbed-eight-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Ice cream seller stabbed eight times\u2019 as police arrest two in Wembley murder probe<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The father of one was a well-known ice cream man in the area, recognisable by his van\u2019s large teddy bear.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In both incidents, friends and the broader community have been left shaken with reassurance being given by local police chiefs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Zahwa\u2019s family described \u201ca kind and loving person with high aspirations in life\u201d whose \u201cpresence brought warmth to those around her\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They added: \u201cZahwa\u2019s tragic loss has left us heartbroken, and she will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHer memory will live on in our hearts forever.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Officers leading the investigations have described the incidents as \u201crightly causing concern\u201d and \u201cdeeply affecting\u201d the local communities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  But they emphasise in both instances that there is no threat to the wider public.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Anyone with information on the death ofZahwa is asked to contact police by calling 101 or online, quoting CAD 1625\/16AUG.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Those with information on the death of Shazad are asked to call the Met via 101, or online, quoting 6174\/19AUG.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Alternatively, people can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The incidents in Romford and Wembley in the last week have left their local communities shocked. 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