A Man jailed who run away and leave country after murdering wife and daughters in East Ham
A curry house waiter who murdered his wife and daughters before fleeing the country 12 years ago has been jailed for life.
Mohammed Abdul Shakur, 46, killed 26-year-old Juli Begum and their children Thanha, six, and Anika, five, leaving them in a bed at their home in Nelson Street, East Ham, on New Year's Day 2007.
Shakur, who was 33 at the time of the offence and an illegal immigrant, was found guilty of three counts of murder on October 31 after a 10-day trial at the Old Bailey.
His sentencing was adjourned following the guilty verdict to find out how much time he spent in custody in India.
At his sentencing at the Old Bailey on Thursday, February 6 it emerged he spent 2,382 days in custody in India and the UK awaiting trial. As a result his concurrent minimum s...


