Jury out in neighbour murder case

Mr Khan and his son Azir Saddique also deny unlawful wounding

The jury is considering its verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering his neighbour in a long-running feud.

Habib Khan, 50, of Uttoxeter Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, denies murdering Keith Brown, 52, last July.

He told Stafford Crown Court he held a knife against Mr Brown "to scare him" when he saw him trying to strangle his son Azir Saddique in a headlock.

Mr Khan and Mr Saddique also deny unlawfully wounding Keith Brown's son Ashley Barker.

Earlier in the case, another of Mr Khan's sons, Khazir Saddique, admitted a charge of unlawfully wounding Mr Barker. He is to be sentenced at a later date.

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