Suleman Altaf has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years
A coward who murdered the teenage son of his estranged partner - before trying to flee the country on a dinghy - has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years. Suleman Altaf, 45, also tried to murder his ex during the horrific attack at her home in Miles Platting.
Following a trial at Manchester Crown Court, he was found guilty of Jakub’s murder. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Ms Bastek, who suffered serious injuries, and of possessing a knife in a public place.Jurors heard Altaf and Ms Bastek were previously been in a relationship and shared a child. The pair had been involved in Family Court proceedings over the boy, as Altaf unsuccessfully tried to gain access to his son.
Altaf then let himself into the house and repeatedly stabbed Ms Bastek, who desperately called out to her son for help. Jakub ran downstairs and as he tried to fight off the attacker, he was brutally stabbed in the neck. He was pronounced dead around an hour later. “Altaf had no reason to come to the house. Such evilness. All we have now are memories. We can only describe him as unique, as each and every day he made us smile and laugh. Those quirky things that made us chuckle.”
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