Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder by police investigating the death of a prominent member of a mosque.
Shortly before 9pm on Thursday 18 February 2016, police were called by paramedics to a play area at the end of South Street in Wardleworth, Rochdale following reports that a man had been found injured.
Officers attended and found 64-year-old Jalal Uddin with a serious head injury. He was taken to hospital but sadly died a short time later.
A Home Office post-mortem examination concluded that Jalal died from a head injury.
It is now believed he was assaulted sometime between 8:41pm and 8:48pm after he was walking home from a friend’s house on South Street.
Police have today arrested two people, a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy and have also seized a Vauxhall Astra.
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday 19 February on suspicion of murder but he has now been released without charge and eliminated from police enquiries.
Detective Chief Inspector Terry Crompton of GMP’s Serious Crime Division said: “We have carried out a significant number of enquiries since Thursday evening to establish what happened to Jalal that led to his tragic death, and we are providing support to his family.
“Following extensive analysis of CCTV in the area, we now know that Jalal walked into the park from the South Street entrance at 8.41pm. He was then found injured seven minutes later by a passing member of the public.
“We are keen to hear from anyone who saw anything in the South Street area around that time, and from people who were using the park that evening. You may think your information is trivial but it could be crucial to our investigation.
“We are still working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding how Jalal came to suffer his injuries and we are keeping an open mind as to the motivation behind this attack, with a number of lines of enquiry currently being investigated.
“Understandably, news of this attack has caused concern in the local area and we have extra patrols in place to try and reassure the community.
“There has been a lot of speculation on social media about what happened and what may have been the reason for this attack, but I would urge people to refrain from making assumptions and please contact us with any information they have which may assist us.”
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