First picture of ex councillor's killer who left him dead in tower block for a week
This is the first picture of an evil killer who fatally stabbed a former councillor in his tower block before spending £400 on his stolen credit card. The naked body of 65-year-old Wallis Webb was discovered at Cranleigh House in Erdington on February 6 this year by officers who had been alerted by his worried brother.
A trial heard that Webb, who had also worked as a chef at a care home, was stabbed to death in the early hours of January 31. A murder investigation was launched and today (September 12) at Birmingham Crown Court a jury found Sakander Hussain guilty of murder.
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The trial heard that CCTV enquiries and searches into the records of Wallis revealed that he had picked an individual up just before midnight on January 30, and that individual was seen leaving his property just before 4am hours later.
Later that morning and for multiple days following, Wallis’s bank cards were used at several shops across Birmingham and online for a shopping delivery. On February 7, Sakander Hussain, 25, was arrested at an address in Ingleton Road, Birmingham.
Police found that Hussain of Knights Close, Erdington, had used Wallis's bank cards totalling over £400 in the days after fatally stabbing the 65-year-old. He was later charged with murder and fraud by false representation. Hussain pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation but denied murdering Wallis.
Detective Inspector Nick Barnes, from our Homicide Team, said: “As soon as the murder investigation was launched, our team worked tirelessly on this case and to bring justice to the family of Mr Webb. This was a heinous crime with an elderly victim who should have been safe within his own home.
“The fact that Hussain went on to use Mr Webb’s bank cards after he had left him dead demonstrates the callousness of the crime. He even had the presence of mind to set up an online shopping delivery to his home address within hours of the killing. He has not offered an ounce of remorse and deserves to spend a significant number of years behind bars.
“I am pleased we have been able to secure justice for the family.” Hussain will be sentenced in due course.