Hometown: A Killing
Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar moves back to his hometown of Huddersfield to cover the death of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, who was shot dead by police on an M62 slip road in January 2017. Yassar’s death lead to protests on the streets of West Yorkshire, and a Justice for Yassar campaign was born. But just days into reporting on the case, as rumours of drug empires and money laundering started to spread, Mobeen realised that there was a much bigger story in town.
In “This Week’s Best Home Entertainment ” section…”Globetrotting reporter Mobeen Azhar returns home to Huddersfield to investigate the death of Yassar Yaqub, an office clerk who was shot by police on an M62 slip road in January 2017. On the way he uncovers a larger tale encompassing institutional racism, everyday violence and the heroin trade in West Yorkshire.” …The Guardian
“The killing of 28-year old Huddersfield man Yassar Yaqub by police in January 2017 is the jumping-off point for this six-part docu-series…In the opener, Azhar travels up and down the once peaceful street that he grew up on to find old friends living in fear of knife and gun crime, and reluctant to talk.”…The Daily Telegraph
