A SIXTH man has appeared in court charged with murder in connection with the death of Mohammed Feazan Ayaz in Denholme.

Haamed Ejaz, 28, of Tower Road, Shipley, appeared before magistrates on Monday charged with jointly murdering Mr Ayaz between June 29 and July 2, 2019.

The 20-year-old’s body was found in Saffron Drive, Allerton, in the early hours of Monday, July 1, but police allege he was moved from Denholme Business Centre.

Five men appeared last week, first at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court, then Bradford Crown Court, all charged with murdering Mr Ayaz at Unit 2 in the centre, which is in Halifax Road, Denholme.

A man and a youth aged 16 are also accused of assisting an offender by helping to dispose of Mr Ayaz’s body.

On Monday morning, Haamed Ejaz appeared before magistrates, speaking only to confirm his name, address, date of birth and nationality to the court.

Ejaz, who has a beard and glasses, was wearing a grey sweatshirt when he appeared in court.

Shamaila Qureshi, prosecuting, told the court that Ejaz was charged with a “joint enterprise” murder.

Mirza Tahir Ayub, for Ejaz, said his client understood that the procedure was for matters to be dealt with at the Crown Court, with a first hearing scheduled for Tuesday.

Chairman of the Bench Ashfaq Gulab said: “Mr Eyaz, matters are serious and the only venue for this matter is the Crown Court.”

Eyaz was expected to join the timetable already set for the case.

A plea and trial preparation hearing has been fixed for August 9 and a trial lasting up to three months will begin on January 2.

Suleman Khan, 20 of Sandford Road, Bradford; Farrekh Ejaz, 30, of Tower Road Shipley; Robert Wainwright, 26, of no fixed address; Juanid Hussain, 27, of Silverhill Road, Bradford; and Raheel Khan, 27, of no fixed address, are also charged with murdering Mr Ayaz.

Shaoib Shafiq, 19, of Gladstone Street, Bradford Moor, and a 16-year-old Bradford youth, who cannot be named because of his age, have been jointly charged with assisting an offender.

A 47-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail.

Two men aged 23 and 24, who were arrested for assisting an offender, were bailed pending further enquiries.

And two women, aged 21 and 28, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released.

The 21-year-old woman was released without charge, and the 28-year-old was released under investigation.

Last week Bradford Crown Court heard that police enquiries were ongoing as to charges of assisting an offender and that between two and four more people were “anticipated” to face that allegation.

On Monday this week, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that two more sites in Bradford were being looked at as part of the probe into the death of Mr Ayaz.

A resident saw police activity on Barkerend Road on Friday last week, reporting that four police cars and two vans were in attendance at the site by Myra Shay playing fields.

On Saturday, another woman witnessed a heavy police presence on Galsworthy Avenue, in Daisy Hill. She said a house had been searched and that forensics were on the scene.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman later said: “Both incidents are in relation to the ongoing enquiries into the death of Mohammed Feazan Ayaz.”

Mr Ayaz’s mother this week told how it felt like his death had “killed the whole family”.

The eldest son of Fayeeda Hussain, with three brothers and one sister, his grieving mother described how the life has been sucked out of their quiet, well-kept terraced house with his death.

Mrs Hussain, 42, moved to Bradford from Oldham with Feazan when he was very young.

She said: “He was really caring, he was like a best friend to me. I could share anything with him and he would come home and tell me everything.

“He was a lovely son of mine who cared for everyone. We had our ups and downs but it never lasted for more than two minutes.

“He would go out and come back and we would be messing about, he would start kissing and hugging me and winding me up, he was like a big baby at home. He couldn’t do anything without me.

“He was a joker, jolly, always laughing and messing about. He was a person with a good heart and would do literally anything for anyone.”

Mrs Hussain said the family home would never be the same without her eldest.

She said: “He will leave a huge gap, no one will fill that hole in our family.

“When I found out he had died, it was like someone had taken my life. I am sat here, but I am not here. I am sat here for my children’s sake, but inside I’m in pieces.

“I do not want any mother to have to go through the pain that I have.”

“It’s not just Feazan, this has killed all six of us. My house will never be the same without him.

“I have to stay strong for my children because they are all grieving at the same time in their own ways.

“They are a lot quieter than him, with Feazan it was like my house was filled, and now he had gone it is silent.

“He wanted to see his siblings grow up and settle down, he had big ambitions for them and his life revolved around that and his family, it was never about himself.

“Our neighbours are all heartbroken; my street was full of joy before, and now he is gone the street is lost.

“The neighbourhood have rallied round and have been really supportive, and friends have been there for me too.”

Feazan worked locally in shops and takeaways, after being schooled at Lilycroft Primary School and Belle Vue Boys School.