A British-Pakistani shopkeeper in Glasgow succumbed to his wounds after being viciously stabbed by a fellow Muslim earlier this week for posting social media messages wishing his customers a happy Easter.
Asad Shah, 40, was stabbed at least 30 times by a Muslim male wearing a long religious robe, according to English newspapers , he was pronounced dead on arrival at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being found seriously injured in Minard Road, Shawlands.
“Good Friday and very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation x!” the 40-year-old had posted from an account that appears to be his.
A 32-year-old Muslim man suspected of being behind the attack has been arrested. The police are treating it as a “religiously prejudiced” attack.
