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Justice for Rochdale man killed in Sri Lanka

The family of a Rochdale aid worker shot and stabbed to death in Sri Lanka say justice has been done after four men were jailed for 20 years each for killing him.

Khuram Sheik, who worked for the Red Cross, was murdered in December 2011 whilst trying to stop a gang assaulting a man. His partner was also brutally assaulted while they were on holiday at the tourist resort of Tangalle. The trial at the High Court in Colombo represents years of campaigning.

In this extract Khuram's brother Nasser Sheikh who has just returned from Sri Lanka, speaks to 麻豆社 Manchester and Lancashire鈥檚 Talat-Farooq Awan...

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