A second man has been found guilty of murdering his brother-in-law in Watford in 2021.
Zaheer Abbas, 45, of Weldale Street, Reading, was convicted after it was discovered he assisted and encouraged Husnein Amjad to kill Amjad Hussain in 2021.
Husnein Amjad, 25, of Fuller Road, Watford, was sentenced in December 2023, having been found guilty of murdering his father. He was jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years in prison before he can considered for parole.
Shortly after 6pm on October 28, 2021, 52-year-old Amjad Hussain was found with serious injuries inside an upstairs bedroom by family members.
Mr Hussain was sadly pronounced deceased just after 7pm.
Abbas was arrested and charged with murder on June 20, 2024, after it was discovered that he had groomed and manipulated his cousin Husnein into killing Mr Hussain.
He pleaded not guilty to the offences, but was convicted by a jury on Thursday, February 6, following a trial lasting just under eight weeks at St Albans Crown Court. It was a unanimous verdict.
Abbas will be sentenced on Friday, April 11.
Detective Chief Inspector Sam Khanna, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “I would like to pay tribute to the family and witnesses who bravely came forward to give their evidence despite being extremely fearful of the defendant.”
In a statement, Mr Hussain’s family said: “Amjad was a father and husband, loved by many from family and the community. As a family, we were all looking ahead to better days. His loss has left a wound that will stay with us our whole lives.”
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