• Hometown: A Killing

  • DESCRIPTION

    Yaqub was shot dead by police on an M62 slip road on a cold and wet January evening in 2017. But with rumours of drug empires, money laundering and high performance cars, just days into his reporting of the case, Mobeen realises that there is a much bigger story in town. With violence on the streets and a town that is terrified to talk, Mobeen attempts to find out where the truth really lies in a journey that forces him to face some ugly truths about his community and hometown.

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    An unflinching look at the faultlines of a Muslim community
    Financial Times
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    Hometown was truly shocking, a chilling indictment of how drugs crime has unleashed casual violence on ordinary streets across Britain.
    Daily Mail

  • Hometown: A Killing

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    • (6x30 mins’)
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    Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar moves back to his hometown of Huddersfield to cover the death of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub.