The suspect charged with killing two Muslim males in Albuquerque this summer time—and thought to have murdered two extra since November—was recognized to police and had a number of home violence arrests, courtroom information obtained by The Every day Beast reveal.
But regardless of the disturbing accusations towards Muhammad Syed, 51, his spouse and daughter informed one native TV station, KRQE, they imagine he’s harmless. “I imagine they may launch my father,” his daughter Lubna mentioned. “He didn’t do something.” Nevertheless, the pair did say that the household knew three of the 4 males who have been killed.
Syed is accused of murdering Aftab Hussein, 41, on July 26, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, on Aug. 1. He’s additionally the primary suspect within the homicides of Naeem Hussain, 25, who was killed on Aug. 5 after attending a funeral for the opposite two victims, and Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, who was gunned down in November exterior a market he operated together with his brother.
In an interview with The New York Instances, Ahmad Assed, the president of town’s largest mosque, mentioned authorities informed him that the suspect is a Sunni Muslim who presumably focused his victims as a result of he was offended over his daughter marrying a Shiite Muslim. Police, nevertheless, haven’t revealed a motive within the collection of murders that devastated New Mexico’s largest metropolis.
Data obtained by The Every day Beast point out that Syed, his spouse and son have been beforehand accused of assaulting his daughter’s then boyfriend—who might now be her husband, public information present—as he sat in his automobile in 2017. Syed additionally has a historical past of allegations of home violence and aggravated assault towards his spouse and youngsters, going again to 2018.
In December 2017, Syed was arrested after he attacked and beat Iftikhar Amir, his daughter Lubna’s then boyfriend. (Property information present {that a} Lubna Syed and Iftikhar Hussain Am Jan took out a mortgage for an Albuquerque house in November 2021. They’re additionally listed because the property’s present homeowners for the 2022 tax 12 months on the Bernalillo County Assessor’s web site.)
Iftikhar informed police he was sitting in Lubna’s automotive, when three members of her household opened the automotive door, pulled him out of the automobile and began punching and kicking him. Iftikhar recognized the assailants as Lubna’s father, brother and mom. He informed police that Lubna’s household attacked him as a result of they “didn’t need her having a relationship with [him].” The beating left Iftikhar with a bleeding nostril, bruised face, and scratched physique, and he was transported to hospital in an ambulance, in line with a police report obtained by The Every day Beast.
Muhammad was charged with battery, however the case towards him was dropped.
The next 12 months, Muhammad Syed as soon as once more got here to the police’s consideration, following a home violence name. In Could 2018, Syed and his spouse Bibi began arguing within the automotive on the way in which to an appointment on the New Mexico Division of Human Companies, in line with an arrest report obtained by The Every day Beast. Bibi informed police it was her first time driving the automotive, and Muhammad turned enraged by errors she was making. He started to scream and yell that she was a foul driver, after which grabbed her by the hair and threw her out of the automotive, Bibi informed police. She was compelled to stroll for 2 hours to get the remainder of the way in which to the Human Companies constructing, in line with her assertion.
Muhammad arrived on the Human Companies round and hour and half earlier than Bibi, in line with witnesses interviewed by the police. Bibi informed police Muhammad was offended that it had taken her so lengthy to get to the appointment, and had thrown her to the bottom. Staff heard Bibi yelling in misery from the constructing’s foyer, after which Erica Montoya, an worker who helped course of the couple’s paperwork, discovered Bibi mendacity on the ground, yelling “My husband! My husband!” with a big chuck of hair lacking from her scalp. Muhammad informed police Bibi had slapped him throughout the face of their automotive, and had pushed and kicked him on the workplace.
The battery costs towards Muhammad have been in the end dropped.
Seven months later, Muhammad’s son Maiwand, known as the police after locking himself within the household’s toilet, saying that his father was exterior beating his mom, Bibi, with a big metallic slotted spoon. He informed police that Muhammad had been attacking his mom whereas his sister, Lubna, tried to restrain him, and that Muhammad had then struck Maiwand within the head. When the police arrived they discovered the again of Maiwand’s head soaked with blood. He informed police that Muhammed routinely beat him and his mom, Bibi. Nevertheless, as Maiwand translated for his mom, who didn’t communicate English, he informed police she was denying that any violence had occurred and telling him to not inform the police something. Muhammad Syed was arrested for aggravated battery, however the case towards him was later dropped.
In the meantime, information present Syed was arrested in February 2020 for allegedly resisting, evading or obstructing an officer (refusal to cease) and failure to obey visitors management units/failure to obey signal.
In a police report, the arresting officer mentioned he pursued Syed after observing his maroon Honda run a pink gentle at a four-way intersection.
In line with the report, the cop turned on his squad automotive’s emergency lights and adopted Syed’s automotive for about 4 blocks and into the car parking zone of an condominium complicated. Syed “didn’t exit the automobile” after the officer ordered him to take action over the P.A. system, the doc states.
Cops then handcuffed Syed and put him at the back of a patrol automotive, and an interpreter was known as to clarify to Syed why he was being arrested. The report signifies Syed’s son was additionally introduced over to translate for him, since he solely spoke Pashto.
“I had Muhammad step out of the automobile and requested if he was going to cooperate and signal the quotation,” the officer famous within the report. “Muhammad then acknowledged that I used to be ‘good man’ and my sergeant was a ‘motherfucker.’”
“Muhammad’s son requested him if he was going to conform or if he wished to go to jail,” the officer continued. “Muhammad’s son tried to purpose with him however Muhammad simply elevated his voice and bought extra offended.”
The son, in line with the report, indicated that his dad “wished to go to jail,” so Syed was transported to the Bernalillo County jail and booked on the costs.
