Man guilty of murdering brother-in-law in Watford
45-year-old Zaheer Abbas from Reading convinced his cousin to turn against his father and murder him in 2021
Last updated 7th Feb 2025
A man has been convicted of murder after it was revealed that he groomed his cousin, into killing his brother-in-law
Zaheer Abbas 45, of Weldale Street, Reading, was found guilty following an investigation that uncovered his involvement in encouraging and assisting Husnein Amjad in the murder of Amjad Hussain, in 2021.
On 28 October 2021, Hussain, 52, was discovered with serious injuries in an upstairs bedroom of his home in Watford. Despite efforts by emergency services, he was pronounced dead shortly after 7pm.
Abbas was arrested in June 2024 after it was established that he had manipulated Husnein into carrying out the murder.
Husnein, 25, of Fuller Road, Watford, had been sentenced to life imprisonment in December 2023 for the murder of his own father.
He was convicted of Hussain’s murder earlier this year and is currently serving a minimum of 17 years before he can be considered for parole.
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. Their evidence was crucial in successfully achieving the conviction.”
Abbas denied the charges, but a jury found him guilty after an eight-week trial. He will be sentenced on 11 April 2025. In a statement, Hussain’s family expressed their sorrow, saying: “His loss has left a wound that will stay with us our whole lives. Due to Zaheer’s direct responsibility and involvement we have lost our father forever and to some extent our brother/son too.”