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Hundreds say farewell to murdered Junaid
Reporter: Richard Hooton
Date online: 05 August 2009
Park packed for funeral of ‘much-loved’ son, 21
SEVERAL hundred mourners gathered at Werneth Park to pay their respects to murder victim Junaid Khan.
The venue was packed for yesterday’s funeral of the 21-year-old of Cotton Mill Crescent, Werneth, who was shot 17 times in the car park of a doctors’ surgery in Block Lane, Chadderton.
Male mourners crowded round to see and touch the body and say their farewells before lining up for prayers.
A separate gathering for women had taken place earlier at the Freehold Club, Gloucester Street North, Werneth.
The former South Chadderton School pupil was gunned down in cold blood in the early hours of July 9, shocking the community.
A silver Mitsubishi 4x4 was seen in the area at the time of the shooting and later found burned out at the former Red Barn car park — now the Ancora Italian restaurant — on Broadway.
Police are continuing the hunt for the killer and a special investigations team has conducted house-to-house inquiries and delivered leaflets to gather information.
His distraught family — including father Mumtaz Khan (60) and mother Taj Mahal — have said they know of no motive for the killing of a much-loved son and have spoken of their devastation.
Sister Raheela Khan said: “Knowing that he will never return breaks our hearts in a million pieces.”
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l'outcast - Whats that got to do with it, it was an open funeral, people from anywhere could have turned up to pay their respects, many did as you can see from the photo. Our community cares about such things. Wonder if anybody you know had such a turnout from strangers intent on paying their respect and showing their solidarity.
But that would be no good for people like you, you need to keep the negative going... get a life!!
"A separate gathering for women had taken place earlier" What is it with this backwards antediluvian religion where women are treated worse than third class citizens, made to go to 'separate meetings' and locked up in a cloth prison because their men cannot control themselves? When are we going to stop pandering and say "NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THIS SOCIETY"
A separate gathering for women had taken place earlier at the Freehold Club, Gloucester Street North, Werneth.
DON`T TELL HARRIET HARMAN,SHE WILL DO HER NUT!!!!!!!!
oldhamwatcher - Your views are the ones that are backward. Ensuring a society where women are treated as sex objects. Believe me you dont pander to anything, so stop peddling that myth, and as its a free country I suggest you go to the next muslim funeral and express your feelings to the mourners.
Acceptable to me and I am part of this society!!
Condolences to the family and a great turnout by strangers (as fightback says
I'outcast - the oldham you grew up in had a toilet at the end of your street for everyone to share! migration of hard workers helped us put them inside your house for your convenience..its called progress..shame you still keep your excrement in your head!! time to flush it all away and accept and respect multi-culturism.
OldhamWatcher...do you know any women from what you call a backward religion? i doubt it! do you know the religion? i doubt it! or you wouldnt make such distorted comments. there is no separation in this society is there not --where did women get a vote not so long ago? where were they burnt at the stake? where were they drowned for suspected witchcraft..where is domestic violence at the highest rate it ever been?...could it be IN THIS SOCIETY!!
I was at the funeral and i knew Junaid and I can tell you that 95% of the people attending knew junaid. Women are respected and are put ahead of men in our community and the reason the males and females be seperate is because thats how muslim funerals take place.
Junaids funeral went well, at the same time very difficult for family. Reading some horrible messages on this site is upsetting as to what kind of people we are surrounded by.My parents have always taught me to respect every culture. Womans funeral was arranged seperate as its respecting woman not treating them like prisoners. What David fritz did to his daughter was disgraceful, he wasn't muslim, he kept her as prisoner and sex obeject.
sick and tired - My previous comment on the turnout has confused you (easliy done I take it).
The majority were not strangers, some were (like a member of my family.
That message was actually indicated to people like oldhamwatcher, alex de large and outcast. They prob didnt have anything better to do. I respect wht you said
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Sad end to a young life,but just look at the turn out.How many were from the Oldham I grew up in not that long ago.
By l`outcast @ 05/08/2009 16:40:49