16/11/2010

Men Jailed For Life Over Shopkeeper Murder

Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a shopkeeper in West Yorkshire.

During a robbery in February, Gurmail Singh was continually struck over the head with wine bottles from his Cowcliffe Convenience Store in Huddersfield.

Muawaz Khalid, 20, and Nabeel Shafi, 21, both from Huddersfield, were previously convicted of murder at Bradford Crown Court.

Khalid will spend at least 21 years in behind bars while Shafi was given a 20-year minimum term.

(BMcN)

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