Murder of Kriss Donald

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Kriss Donald
Born(1988-07-02)2 July 1988
Glasgow, Scotland
Died15 March 2004(2004-03-15) (aged 15)
near to Lilybank, Glasgow, Scotland
Cause of deathTortured to death[1]
Resting placeLinn Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland
55°47′55″N 4°15′31″W / 55.798583°N 4.258634°W / 55.798583; -4.258634
OccupationStudent
Known forRacially motivated murder victim
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
ParentAngela Donald

Kriss Donald (2 July 1988 – 15 March 2004) was a 15-year-old white Scottish teenager who was kidnapped and murdered in Glasgow in 2004 by a gang of five men of Pakistani origin, some of whom fled to Pakistan after the crime.[1][2][3][4] Daanish Zahid, Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid and Mohammed Faisal Mustaq were later found guilty of racially motivated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.[2][3] A fifth man, Zahid Mohammed, pleaded guilty to kidnapping, assault and lying to police and was sentenced to five years in prison.[5] He later went on to testify against the other four at their trials.[6]

The case featured the first-ever conviction for racially motivated murder in Scotland.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Abducted, stabbed and set on fire for being white".
  2. ^ a b "Sikhs blame British policy of 'Asian' tag". The Times of India. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b Mcdougall, Dan (24 July 2004). "Justice for Kriss Donald held hostage by the law". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, UK.
  4. ^ "Life for Pakistani men for killing white teenager". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007.
  5. ^ "Kriss Donald - The Brutal Racist Killing of an Innocent Schoolboy". Belfast Child. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kriss made tragic pleas for help". Metro. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ Walker, David (17 August 2021). "Petition launched to name Glasgow bridge after murder victim Kriss Donald". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 June 2022.