Brothers Amaan Ansar (20) and Sahil Ansar (19) of Springdale Avenue were jailed at Leeds Crown on Friday October 27th after being found guilty of the murder of Mr Khalfan Seif (33). Amman Ansar had also been found guilty of a robbery committed against Mr Seif’s wife. Police were called to Springdale Avenue at 11.17pm on Saturday January 14 after the three had knocked on Mr Seif’s kitchen door and then burst in, threatening him with a large knife and demanding property. One of the suspects also entered the sitting room and threatened Mr Seif’s wife with a knife while demanding her phone. She handed it across to them and fled through the front door with her and her husband’s children to get help. Moments later she saw her husband who had staggered into the street having suffered a serious stab wound to the stomach. He was taken to hospital but tragically died the next evening despite having surgery. A major police enquiry was launched following the attack on Mr Seif resulting in the arrest of all three suspects over the next few days. All were charged to appear before the courts on Monday January 23. Today: Amaan Ansar, 20, was sentenced to life with a minimum term to be served of 26 years. Sahil Ansar (19) was jailed for life with a minimum term to be served of 25 years. A third man, Wahaab Saif (19) of Crosland Moor, was sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter with a minimum term of nine years 2 months before release on licence. The sentences given to Amann and Sahil Ansar took into account separate, unrelated crimes from other incidents they were also convicted for at the hearing.
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