Nine on trial accused of revenge plot after man killed

Nine suspects have gone on trial accused of a violent revenge plot following the killing of a man.

The crimes are said to have been sparked by the death of Omar Sadiq on 15 September 2020.

The indictment states the killing of Sadiq, 32, was carried out by a man named as Hashim Uddin.

It is claimed the nine men - including the victim's brother Kashif Sadiq - then conspired, together and with others, to engage in criminal conduct to assault, endanger life and murder Uddin as well as his "relatives and associates".

A string of attempted murder accusations list a number of alleged petrol bomb attacks at different properties in Glasgow.

There are also claims of bids to kill named men in knife or machete assaults.

The allegations include placing a tracking device on cars to try and monitor the movements of certain individuals as well as accusations of setting fire to vehicles.

The charge spans between 15 September and 14 December 2020 mainly featuring a number of addresses in the city.

Kashif Sadiq, 34, Robert Daniel, 36, David Doherty or Docherty, 37, David McShane, 40, William McNally, 43, Michael Kennaway, 34, James Blakely, 31, Tony Robertson, 28, and James Bennett, 37, deny the accusations they each face.

The trial - before judge Lord Mulholland - started with the reading of agreed evidence between the prosecution and defence lawyers.

Jurors were told that Omar Sadiq was stabbed by Hasim Uddin within the attacker's home on 15 September 2020. He later died from his injuries.

Uddin was traced by police on 1 October of that year, convicted of culpable homicide in May 2021 and eventually jailed for six years.

The court further heard of two WhatsApp messages sent to a named man from his nephew on 20 September 2020, five days after the killing.

One showed a screenshot of a Facebook post along with a photo of Uddin.

It promised a "£25,000 reward" to anyone who knew of his whereabouts.

The second was a further Facebook post and a snap of Uddin again mentioning the "reward".

It also included: "Speed up the process. You want a killer on your streets???"

The man then got another message from his relative which contained a Snapchat post.

There was a photo of the nephew in the company of Uddin and Omar Sadiq.

The text read: "Anyone know or heard anything. Let us know and the police.

"We need closure and Omer to rest in peace. My wee bro needs to rest plz share this.

"There's £25,000 reward anyone who tells the police."

The trial continues.