Police are searching for Habibur Masum, 25, after he stabbed Kulsuma Akter, 27, while she was pushing her child in Bradford. Masum is believed to have been captured on CCTV at the scene. The victim, Kulsuma, was pushed in front of her baby son in a pram and died later in the hospital. Masum is known to have links to Burnley, Lancs, and Chester, Cheshire, although he was last seen getting off a bus in Bradford Moor Park area. He was living in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Police released CCTV footage of Masum boarding a bus in Bradford city centre just minutes after the attack.
Masum, from Bangladesh, was in the UK on a student visa and later on a post-graduate visa. He studied marketing and digital marketing at the University of Bedfordshire. Masum’s social media posts showed his life in the UK, trying on clothes, traveling to Barcelona, and posting pictures with women and babies. Police had contact with Masum and the victim, who was staying in a women’s refuge in Bradford. West Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over their contact with Ms. Akter. Greater Manchester Police also referred itself over their previous contact with the victim and the suspect.
Assistant Chief Constable Damien Miller expressed shock and concern about the incident. He said that officers are doing everything in their power to locate Masum. Before the attack, Masum posted a picture of him posing with a woman and baby under a sign that reads “love.” Police have released a separate CCTV clip showing Masum after the attack. A source from the shop where the attack happened said that the suspect was talking to the victim with her baby son in a pram, then attacked her, causing her death. Habibur Masum then fled the scene by jumping over a fence, and it is believed that he is still in the UK.
The incident of the stabbing of Kulsuma Akter in front of her baby has led to a nationwide manhunt for the suspect, Habibur Masum. The police have issued CCTV footage, investigated properties in the north west, and arrested a man in Cheshire on suspicion of assisting an offender. Masum was living in Oldham but is believed to have links to Burnley and Chester. The shocking killing has caused concern and shock, with the police doing everything possible to locate and apprehend the suspect. The victim, Kulsuma Akter, was pushed in front of her baby son while walking in Bradford, which led to her death in the hospital. Masum, who was linked to the victim, is still at large.
The tragic incident involving the stabbing of a young mother in Bradford has shocked the community, with the suspect, Habibur Masum, still on the run. Masum was captured on CCTV at the scene of the attack, where he fatally stabbed Kulsuma Akter in front of her baby son. Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for Masum, who is believed to have links to various areas in the UK. The victim was pushed in a pram outside a food shop in Bradford, leading to her death later in the hospital. The police have released CCTV footage and have arrested a man in Cheshire on suspicion of assisting the offender. The incident has led to increased scrutiny of police contact with the victim and the suspect, with both police departments referring themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Masum’s social media presence and his life in the UK have come under scrutiny following the tragic event. Residents in Bradford and the surrounding areas are urged to remain vigilant and report any sightings or information about the suspect to the authorities.
