Five men guilty of Stoke-on-Trent murder conspiracy

Five Birmingham men have been found guilty of conspiracy to murder after a man was shot in the leg in Stoke-on-Trent last summer.

The men were convicted following a five-week trial at Stafford Crown Court which ended on 29 November.

Mohammed Afsar, 63, was shot in Chaplin Road, Normacot, on 4 June 2010 resulting in serious leg injuries.

Two other men from Birmingham who were charged with perverting the course of justice were acquitted.

Omran Rashid, 34, of Heather Road, Small Heath, Wassab Khan, 32, of Churchill Road, Small Heath, Abdul Jabbar, 19, of Bracebridge Road, Moseley, Abdul Maroof, 29, of Herrick Road, Washwood Heath, and Faisal Saraj, 20, of Kelymead Road, Stetchford, were all remanded into custody.

They will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 21 December.