A man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender after a woman pushing a pram was stabbed to death in Bradford.
west york Police said a 23-year-old man was arrested during the raid. Habibol Masumwanted on suspicion of murder.
Police said the victim, 27-year-old Kulsama Akter, was attacked while walking with her children in the Westgate area of Bradford city center on Saturday afternoon.
Assistant Chief Constable Damien Miller said: “Despite the best efforts of the public, ambulance crews and hospital staff, Kusuma succumbed to his injuries.
“Her child is safe and was not injured in this incident.”
Officers looking for Masum said they carried out “numerous raids” in Burnley, Oldham and Chester as part of the investigation.
Habibol Masum is wanted by West Yorkshire Police on suspicion of murder.Image source: West Yorkshire Police
Masum was last seen on Killingholme Road at 3.42pm on Saturday.Image source: West Yorkshire Police
They said officers also reported the incident to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), because of previous contact with the victim.
West Yorkshire Police said the suspect and Ms Ackert were known to each other.
He was also known to Greater Manchester Police prior to the investigation.
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The 25-year-old from the Oldham area has been linked with Burnley and Chester. According to his LinkedIn profile, he studied for a Masters in Marketing and Digital Marketing at the University of Bedfordshire between 2021 and 2023.
He is described as an Asian man with a slim build and was last seen wearing a duffle coat with three large horizontal lines, gray sweatpants and maroon sneakers.
A witness also told West Yorkshire Police they saw him wearing a gray hoodie with the hood up.
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Police said Masum could be seen on CCTV boarding a bus in Market Street, Bradford, at 3.30pm on Saturday.
The last confirmed sighting of the suspect was at 3.42pm, when he got off the car at Killingholme Road and walked towards Bradford Moorpark.
Mr Miller added: “I believe he is still in the country at this time.”
Detective Superintendent Jude Holmes of Greater Manchester Police added in a statement that the matter had been referred to the IOPC “due to previous police engagement with Habibur Masum and Kulsama Akter”.
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