'We were engulfed in darkness when we lost our brother Badri - we never imagined our family would be destroyed by such senseless violence'

Last October, Badri Issa was on his way home from his first day working as a delivery driver for Amazon. He rang his mum to tell her how it went and to ask what they were having for tea.

He got home, ate with his family, prayed, relaxed, then left the house with his friend to go to an MMA class - a new hobby. While on their way, a white car pulled up next to them as they drove along Princess Road.

Raami Mohamed, driving, motioned for them to pull over. What followed would destroy a family. Both cars turned onto Moss Lane East and parked in the bus lay-by. Mohamed confronted Badri’s friend, before Badri got out of the car to de-escalate the situation, acting as a peacemaker.

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He put his hands up in a gesture for them to ‘chill’. As tensions rose, Mohamed pulled a knife and stabbed Badri in the chest. As Badri lay dying, Mohamed and his co-defendant, Kevell Blake, fled. Today, June 7, Mohamed was jailed for life for Badri’s murder.

During a tense sentencing hearing, the courtroom was packed full of members of the family for Badri, as well as for both defendants. Prosecutor Richard Pratt KC read statements from Badri’s family, which spoke of his talent and intelligence, graduating university with a 2:1 in mechanical engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University.

He was employed at Lancashire Cricket Club and also worked as a fundraising volunteer, raising £150,000 for charity. He had begun working as an Amazon delivery driver, with his first day of employment being the day of his death. Badri had planned to move to Qatar in December last year to begin working as a mechanical engineering graduate. But sadly his dreams were cut short on