The family of a businessman who was gunned down in front of his teenage nephew have issued a heartfelt plea for help to catch his killers.
Father-of-three Pragaret Singh, known as Charlie, was shot in the stomach outside Manchester Food Traders in Openshaw on October 31, 2014, by two men who then took £28,000 of his takings. His brother, Tiggy Singh, spoke out after an inquest into the death of the 35-year-old from Swinton heard no one has been charged over his murder, but the police case wouldn’t be closed.
Mr Singh had left the business on Wood Street just five minutes before the attack and he raced back to find his brother dying.
The 42-year-old, who still runs the family business, said: “We want justice and we are not going to give up until we get it. I want people to search their consciences and do the right thing.
“The police have tried their very best but there is still a lump in my throat to think that there is somebody in Manchester that knows who did this and somebody who thinks they have got away with murder.
“If there is anyone out there who has any sort of information - they may be a mother, a daughter or a dad - then please, please come forward and give us the information that we need to help put these men behind bars. The police need that little bit of luck to shed light on this and the family want justice for Charlie.”
Mr Singh described his brother as a devoted family man and said they worked long hours together to build their business up.
The detective leading the case and coroner Nigel Meadows also appealed for help at the inquest, held at Manchester Coroners' Court, on Friday. Det Chief Insp Richard Eales told the inquest that the case had been ‘difficult’ as there was only one witness. It happened on a dark, secluded rainy back street not covered by CCTV.
