A fugitive accused of knifing a mum to death in the street was arrested at gunpoint after trying to get A&E treatment for tetanus, claims a source. Habibur Masum, 25, was hunted by police after 27-year-old mum Kulsuma Akter was stabbed to death while she pushed a pram through Bradford city centre.
Now an insider has revealed that police nabbed Masum after swarming his car following a tip off from a member of the public who said he had gone to hospital for treatment.
The suspect was 180 miles away from where Kulsuma was killed, in an Asda carpark in Aylesbury waiting for medical help on Monday evening, April 8.
An insider said: “The suspect had travelled all the way down to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and had parked up in an Asda car park late on Monday night.
“He walked over to the A&E ward complaining of lockjaw and not being able to open his mouth properly. He was in a fair bit of pain.
“However, at some point he was recognised by someone at the hospital who called the police,” reports MailOnline.
But, they revealed, after he’d gone back to the car officers swarmed it before arresting him.
Police confirmed the baby was not harmed in the attack.
Masum, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley, has now been charged with murder as well as possession of a bladed article.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
The police force to refer itself for investigation after the victim had previously been in contact with the police.
Detective Superintendent Jude Holmes from Greater Manchester Police Oldham district said: “We share the shock and concern that our communities feel in the wake of this tragic incident, and our thoughts are with Kulsuma Akter’s family at this truly distressing time.
“Due to previous police contact with Habibur Masum and Kulsuma Akter, Greater Manchester Police has made a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.”
