10 March 2024 , 10:00
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A killer made one mistake with his washing machine that saw him jailed for stabbing a dad at a bus stop.
Hazim Al-Bajouri, a dad of three, was killed near a bus stop on June 12 last year. A court heard Cyle Crowley, 19, plunged a knife into the 43-year-old dad's chest after Mr Al-Bajouri and an associate went to his home to buy drugs. Crowley's pal Khalil Henriques, who was his housemate, and Carl Dunning helped him escape and the court found them guilty of assisting an offender.
Crowley of Hockley, West Midlands, was given 17 years in jail for manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court A jury had cleared him of murder. BirminghamLive reports his flatmate Henriques, 24, and his dad Dunning, 44, were both found guilty of assisting an offender and each sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Cyle Crowley stabbed Hazim Al-Bajouri, in the chest (West Midlands Police / SWNS)
Carl Dunning helped him escape the scene and was found guilty of assisting an offender (West Midlands Police / SWNS)Henriques' involvement was to try and cover up the evidence. He put Crowley’s jumper stained with the blood of Mr Al-Bajouriin in the washing machine, but it was later discovered by police because he hadn’t turned the machine on.
A trial heard how Crowley had called on his father for help as Al-Bajouri lay dying at a bus stop nearby. His dad swapped clothes with him so he could run away from the house.Crowley's dad even went to the bus stop, where paramedics were battling to save the victim, and pretended that he knew nothing about the stabbing, the court heard.
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Mr Al-Bajouri's three children have previously given a heartfelt tribute to their dad and said: “Daddy we really love you, we are so sad you are gone. We miss you, we talk and think about you every day. Daddy we won’t forget to pray for you.”