Thirty-two-year-old Atek Hussain lived with his wife and three children in a house on Burnels Avenue in East Ham, London, England. He owned and worked at the family restaurant, Warlingham Tandoori, in Surrey.
In the early morning hours of September 18th, 1994, Atek locked up the restaurant after a long shift and got into his blue Vauxhall Cavalier. Two of his employees got into the vehicle as well, as he often gave them a ride home.
After dropping off his passengers, Atek arrived at his residence at a little past two-thirty a.m. But just as he emerged from his car, two men rushed at him and stabbed him in the heart before fleeing the scene.
Atek managed to make it to his front door and rang the doorbell to alert his family, then staggered to a nearby phone booth to call the police. Atek’s wife and children saw him outside and got him into the house, where they waited anxiously for authorities to arrive. Atek was able to tell his family that the men who attacked him were Asian, but he lost consciousness after this pronouncement and passed away minutes later.
Investigators took statements from witnesses who confirmed that two Asian men had indeed been spotted running down the street at around the time of the stabbing. A denim jacket believed to belong to one of the perpetrators was also recovered from a cemetery near the scene.
It was assumed that the motive behind the attack was robbery, as Atek had been carrying a substantial sum in cash, the takings from the restaurant that night. However, the money was untouched, and indeed, the only item stolen appeared to be a bag Atek was carrying that contained his laundry.
During the initial inquiry, five men were arrested in connection with the murder, but none was charged. After that, the case went cold, and as of this writing in October 2024, the random stabbing of Atek Hussain is still unsolved.
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