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Fifth man charged with 2018 murder

A fifth man has been charged with murder after a man was fatally shot in Birmingham in May 2018.

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Abdul Rahman Abubaker

Abdul Rahman Abubaker, 24, died in hospital after the shooting in Stratford Road, Highgate.

Abdirahman Dirie was arrested yesterday from his home address in Birmingham and subsequently charged with murder, perverting the cause of justice and arson, after a vehicle connected to the shooting was found burned out.

The 19-year-old, of Geach Street, is due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court today.

Four other men - Fahmi Daahir, Omar Elmi and Abdirahman Yusuf, all aged 22, and 20-year-old Mustafa Omar - were all charged with murder earlier this month.

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