Murder of Kriss Donald
| Kriss Donald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 July 1988 |
| Died | 15 March 2004 (aged 15) Barrowfield, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Cause of death | Stabbing/blood loss |
| Resting place |
Linn Cemetery 55°47′55″N 4°15′31″W / 55.798583°N 4.258634°W |
| Residence | Pollokshields, Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Victim of racist murder |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 8.5 st (119 lb; 54 kg) |
| Parent(s) | Angela Donald |
| Website | www |
| Daanish Zahid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 January 1984 |
| Criminal charge | Racially motivated murder, abduction, attempting to defeat the ends of justice |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (minimum 17 years) |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Motive | Racism |
| Conviction(s) | Racially motivated murder |
| Imran Shahid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 or 1977 Huddersfield |
| Other names | Baldy |
| Criminal charge | Racially motivated murder, abduction |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (minimum 25 years) |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Motive | Racism |
| Conviction(s) | Racially motivated murder, abduction |
| Zeeshan Shahid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 or 1978 |
| Criminal charge | Racially motivated murder, abduction, |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (minimum 23 years) |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Motive | Racism |
| Conviction(s) | Racially motivated murder, abduction |
| Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 or 1979 |
| Criminal charge | Racially motivated murder, abduction |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (minimum 22 years) |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Motive | Racism |
| Conviction(s) | Racially motivated murder, abduction |
| Zahid Mohammed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1984 |
| Criminal charge | Abduction |
| Criminal penalty | 5 years imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Released from prison |
| Motive | Racism |
| Conviction(s) | Abduction |
Coordinates: 55°50′32″N 4°11′57″W / 55.842099°N 4.199232°W
Kriss Donald (2 July 1988 – 15 March 2004) was a Scottish 15-year-old white male who was kidnapped and murdered in Glasgow in 2004 by a gang of men of Pakistani origin, some of whom fled to Pakistan after the crime. Daanish Zahid, Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid, and Mohammed Faisal Mustaq were later found guilty of racially motivated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. A fifth participant in the crime was convicted of racially motivated violence and jailed for five years.
The case, which featured the first ever conviction for racially motivated murder in Scotland, is cited in two newspaper articles as an example of the lack of attention the media and society give to white sufferers of racist attacks compared to that given to ethnic minorities. It is also suggested the crime demonstrates how society has been forced to redefine racism so as to no longer exclude white victims.
On 15 March 2004, Donald was abducted from Kenmure Street by five men associated with a local Pakistani gang led by Imran Shahid. The kidnapping was ostensibly revenge for an attack on Shahid at a nightclub in Glasgow city centre the night before by a local white gang, and Donald was chosen as an example of a "white boy from the McCulloch Street area" despite having no involvement in the nightclub attack or in any gang activity.
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