Man arrested over ‘religiously prejudiced’ murder of Muslim shopkeeper

A devout Muslim shopkeeper was savagely killed in the street shortly after posting an Easter message

A devout Muslim shopkeeper was savagely killed in the street shortly after posting an Easter message “to my beloved Christian nation”.

Asad Shah, 40, died from injuries sustained in the attack on Thursday night in which his killers are believed to have stabbed him and stomped on his head. Medics tried to save him but he died in hospital.

Scotland Police, who have arrested a man in connection with the attack, said they were treating the death as “religiously prejudiced”.

An eyewitness said two men had set upon the shopkeeper and said: “One was stomping on his head. There was a pool of blood on the ground. ”

A few hours before he was killed, Mr Shah wrote on Facebook: “Good Friday and a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation… Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, and get the real success in both worlds.”