A man was jailed for life on Monday after he was found guilty of strangling his brother to death in an argument over broken plant pots.
Juhel Ahmed, 30, was found guilty on Friday at the Old Bailey of the murder of his 36-year-old brother Ruhel Ahmed at the family home in Stepney Green, east London.
The brothers had been involved in numerous rows in the past but just before the murder they had argued over some damaged pot plants that had belonged to Juhel.
The pair struggled and Juhel strangled his elder brother, before going to hospital for treatment to injuries he suffered to his hand during the incident.
Police believe Ruhel’s body remained inside a bedroom for at least week before it was discovered when officers and paramedics visited the flat on September 3 last year.
A post-mortem examination took place at Poplar Mortuary on September 5 and gave cause of death as compression to the neck, and it is thought Ruhel was killed sometime around August 28.
After the body was found, officers were told by the victim’s family that Ruhel’s younger brother Juhel was responsible for the murder, and he was arrested and later charged.
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On Monday Juhel Ahmed was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years in prison.
