Rapist ‘knew he was under investigation’ while helping nephew cover up fatal crash

Suaiel Riaz Haider, 43, was brought before Manchester Crown Court this week after being convicted of a string of horrific crimes against the then teenaged girl back in the early 2000s.

Prosecutor Alaric Bassano told the court how Haider had been under investigation for several years and had denied his crimes at a plea hearing back in September 2022.

He said: “Notwithstanding the passage of time, it was always open to the defendant to enter honest pleas almost three years ago.”

Haider had last been before Minshull Street Crown Court in April this year where he was jailed for committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice.

The case was heard at Manchester Crown Court (Image: Anthony Moss) The court heard at the time how Haider had helped his 25-year-old nephew Faizaan Haider try and get away with killing a pedestrian while the pair were driving away from a family wake together.

Tottington man Gavin Andrews, 34, was killed after he was hit by a BMW driven by Faizaan Haider while trying to cross Walmersly Road in Bury on November 9, 2021.

Suiael Haider had afterwards set the BMW on fire to try and hide the evidence.

Mr Andrews’s death left a devastated family behind, including his young daughter, parents and sisters. 

The BMW set on fire by Suaiel Haider (Image: GMP) Both uncle and nephew denied their crimes but were convicted after a trial earlier this year.

Faizaan Haider, of Mosley Street, Bury, was jailed for nine years and three months for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by driving while uninsured.

The elder Haider, of Langdale Mews, Bury, was jailed for four years and three months.

But at the hearing this week Mr Bassano told the court how Haider was already on bail and under investigation for the rape and sex abuse crimes at the time, having been interviewed in June 2021.

He said: “That was an offence committed at a time when he knew he was under investigation for the offences he is being sentenced for today.”

Suaiel Haider has been jailed (Image: GMP) Mr Bassano set out how more than 20 years ago Haider had show what “properly amounts to grooming behaviour” by picking his victim up from school and buying her alcohol and cigarettes.

He said the victim had described Haider’s crimes against her as “life ruining.”

Mr Bassano said she had wondered “whether her life could have been different, for example, if her higher education had not been interrupted.”

 After a trial, Haider was convicted of two counts of rape of a girl under 16 and four counts of indecent assault.

Gwen Henshaw, defending, said that Haider had “many positive character references” in his favour, which “show a different side to him”.

She told the court that Haider had been a young man himself at the time but that “it’s clear that he’s made poor decisions in life.”

Ms Henshaw said: “Although he doesn’t directly express remorse he had reflected on his mistakes in life more generally.”

But Judge Suzanne Goddard KC said that Haider had “used and abused” the girl and had used various means to “groom her”.

She sentenced him to 14 years in prison to be served consecutively to the jail time he was already serving.

Judge Goddard also made Haider subject to the sex offenders notification requirement for life.

After the hearing Detective Sergeant Sarah Beale, of the Bury Complex Safeguarding Team, said: “The strength and courage of this survivor demonstrated while supporting our investigation and subsequent legal proceedings is commendable.

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“It was incredibly brave of her to speak about the abuse, and this played a crucial role in ensuring Haider couldn’t get away with his crimes any longer and faced justice.

“Today marks the conclusion of a long and complicated investigation, and I hope that brings a sense of closure to her.

“We are on an upward improvement journey in how we tackle CSE – whether it be the abuse of children yesterday or today.

“I hope this case provides confidence to anyone who has experienced child abuse that if they come forward, they will be listened to, and we will do everything we can to secure justice.”

Source – INDIA TV