Birmingham dad guilty of killing baby as mum pays heartbreaking tribute to 'beautiful' son

A dad who violently killed his baby son after saying he was the 'prophet Muhammad' has been found guilty of manslaughter. Kadees Mohammed caused fatal injuries to three-week-old Ibrahim at his home in Dovey Road, Moseley in the early hours of October 18, 2022.

Birmingham Crown Court heard in graphic detail how the 31-year-old civil servant woke up in the middle of the night and shook, threw and bashed his son against a wall as well as biting him on the head. He also struck wife Mehwish Mubashir and his mother Raqyi Bi with an iron as they fought desperately to stop him.

But Mohammed had suffered a rapid breakdown in his mental health in the hours leading up to the incident and has since been diagnosed with schizophrenia. A jury failed to reach verdicts in an initial trial last year but following a retrial he was today cleared of murder and found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility.

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Mohammed was also cleared of two counts of wounding with intent and convicted of unlawful wounding in relation to his wife and mother. Following the verdicts Ms Mubashir said: "My beautiful Ibrahim, I am missing you a lot today.

"My love for you is eternal. I know that you are no longer with me but your precious belongings are so dear to me. I imagine how life would have been with you by my side.

"I would have watched you grow, laughed with you and wiped your tears. You will remain in my memories for the rest of my life like a beautiful flower. Love from your mum."

Mohammed has been remanded at a secure mental health facility and is due to be sentenced on December 9. He had worked for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and neighbours had described Mohammed as friendly, seemingly content, happily married and a doting father.

But in the weeks leading up to the killing he became fixated with the idea he had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and was struggling to sleep. There was also evidence that Mohammed struggled with his own sexuality.

Following his arrest he told police 'it's because I'm gay, Muslim and married' while he had also downloaded gay-dating app Grindr on his phone. Ibrahim was born on September 27, 2022 and a health visitor concluded he appeared 'well cared for' during an assessment at his home two weeks later.

Mohammed started to act oddly on October 17 that year by attending the local mosque more frequently than usual to 'repent', because he felt he had sinned for having 'intrusive thoughts'. He also spoke about death, the devil and stated he was on a 'higher religious plane'.

Paramedics attended in the evening and Mohammed agreed to go to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with his sister to be assessed by the mental health crisis team, but he left of his own accord after being told he faced a four-hour wait to be triaged. He returned home and went to bed.

Prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC, opening the case, said: "At about 3am the defendant's wife was awoken to find her baby son on the floor with the defendant kneeling over him. The defendant repeated the words Allahu Akbar - God is great. He did so literally as he held on to his son. When she saw that, the defendant's wife took their baby son from the defendant.

"By now Ibrahim was unresponsive. It's likely the defendant had already subjected Ibrahim to severe force by this stage. Mehwish Mubashir ran out of the bedroom along the landing and ran towards the bedroom at the back of the house, occupied by Raqya Bi.

"The defendant ran after her and also therefore ran after Ibrahim who was in Mehwish Mubashir's arms. The defendant's wife and his mother tried to stop the defendant from taking hold of the baby. The defendant would not be stopped, however."

Neighbours entered the property at hearing the commotion and managed to wrestle Ibrahim from his father's grasp. Mohammed was described as 'aggressive and out of control' as well as heard to be chanting: "I'm Muhammad, my baby is Muhammad."

The main issue for the jury to consider was whether Mohammed met the legal defence of insanity. Mr Sandhu said: "Your focus will be on whether the defendant knew what he was doing when he attacked his son, wife and mother even though he was ill or whether he knew if it was wrong. The defendant may have been ill but did he still know what he was doing?"