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| Daniel Higgins death: Jamil Khalid jailed over 2003 torture and killing | Daniel Higgins death: Jamil Khalid jailed over 2003 torture and killing |
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| A man has been jailed in connection with the murder of a teenager 16 years ago. | A man has been jailed in connection with the murder of a teenager 16 years ago. |
| Daniel Higgins, 18, was tortured and shot in the head at his girlfriend's house in Thirlmere Avenue, Slough, on 9 November 2003. | Daniel Higgins, 18, was tortured and shot in the head at his girlfriend's house in Thirlmere Avenue, Slough, on 9 November 2003. |
| Jamil Khalid, 40, from Slough, was acquitted of murder but found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. | Jamil Khalid, 40, from Slough, was acquitted of murder but found guilty of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. |
| He was jailed for 10 years following an 11-day trial at Reading Crown Court. | He was jailed for 10 years following an 11-day trial at Reading Crown Court. |
| Thames Valley Police said masked men had burst into the house and took Daniel to a spare room where he was fatally shot. | Thames Valley Police said masked men had burst into the house and took Daniel to a spare room where he was fatally shot. |
| Revenge attack | Revenge attack |
| Detectives believed the killing was a revenge attack for the murder of Mohammed Mahmood Choudry in February of the same year. | Detectives believed the killing was a revenge attack for the murder of Mohammed Mahmood Choudry in February of the same year. |
| Det Ch Insp Andy Shearwood said Khalid had kept the gang updated by phone and obtained a key for them to get in the house. | Det Ch Insp Andy Shearwood said Khalid had kept the gang updated by phone and obtained a key for them to get in the house. |
| He said: "Following Daniel's brutal murder, Khalid was arrested, but when he was released from police custody he fled to Pakistan. | He said: "Following Daniel's brutal murder, Khalid was arrested, but when he was released from police custody he fled to Pakistan. |
| "However, 16 years later, Khalid returned to the UK on 17 February this year and was duly arrested at Birmingham Airport. He was charged the following day." | "However, 16 years later, Khalid returned to the UK on 17 February this year and was duly arrested at Birmingham Airport. He was charged the following day." |
| Police said they were still trying to trace three other suspects who were believed to have travelled to Pakistan. | Police said they were still trying to trace three other suspects who were believed to have travelled to Pakistan. |
| Det Ch Insp Shearwood added: "They should know that we know who they are and we continue to actively seek them. I hope they live in constant fear that we will find them." | Det Ch Insp Shearwood added: "They should know that we know who they are and we continue to actively seek them. I hope they live in constant fear that we will find them." |
| Khalid is the eighth person to be jailed in connection with the killing. | Khalid is the eighth person to be jailed in connection with the killing. |
| In November 2004, Majad Khan, who was 28 and from Wexham Road, Slough, was jailed for life with a minimum 20-year term and, following a second trial in December 2005, Mohammed Omar Ahkbar received the same sentence. | In November 2004, Majad Khan, who was 28 and from Wexham Road, Slough, was jailed for life with a minimum 20-year term and, following a second trial in December 2005, Mohammed Omar Ahkbar received the same sentence. |
| Five men were also jailed for assisting an offender. | Five men were also jailed for assisting an offender. |
| In a statement Daniel's family described him as a "loving son and brother" and "beautiful soul". | |
| "The impact of Daniel's murder still affects each and every one of us," they said. |